VOV.VN - Hanoi convened a conference on April 16 to engage small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to implement Politburo Resolution 68 on private sector development while directly addressing bottlenecks and boosting sustainable business growth.

Credit in the first quarter of 2026 surged by 3.18% against late last year to VND19.18 quadrillion (US$730 billion), supporting Vietnam’s GDP growth of 7.83%, Pham Thanh Ha, deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), said at an event on April 14.

VOV.VN - Cross-border e-commerce is emerging as a key driver of export growth, enabling Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to directly access global markets and enhance their competitiveness.

BGWind GmbH, a member of the network of the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), has identified Vietnam as a key labour market in its expansion strategy in the context where German economy continues to face labour shortages, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam is facing an estimated annual credit gap of up to US$24 billion as they seek increasing funding to meet ESG standards and accelerate their green transition, experts said at the Impact Investment Connect: Capital for Growth Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 10.

The issuance of Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW by the Politburo on the private economic sector's development marked an important shift in Vietnam’s development mindset, identifying the private sector as a key driver of the economy. Experiences from other economies offer useful insights for Vietnam as it pursues this policy direction.

The strategy for 2026–2030 must continue to ensure progress and equity in equal access to finance and credit for all groups, leaving no one behind in the development process, particularly those in rural, remote, mountainous, border, and island areas; poor households, students, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

With an increasingly significant role in the economy, the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is becoming a key focus in banks’ credit growth strategies, prompting lenders to roll out a range of solutions to support businesses that often run on tight cash flow.

VOV.VN - Experience in developed economies shows that building “healthy” businesses requires active state policies to strengthen corporate fundamentals. In Vietnam, however, such mechanisms remain constrained by persistent structural bottlenecks.

The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) on November 25 announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam–Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) to strengthen cooperation in supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).