VOV.VN - To address a looming talent shortage and to unlock inclusive, sustainable growth, Vietnam’s private sector must take action to accelerate women’s economic participation, according to a new IFC report supported by the Australian government.

VOV.VN - Despite enduring overlapping crises and challenges, several climate projects, smaller businesses, women, and farmers throughout Asia and the Pacific region have benefited from record amounts of funding given by the International Finance Corporation, with Vietnam among the IFC's top five countries for long-term investment in the region for the fiscal year ending June 30.

Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than US$14 billion in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy.

VOV.VN- In the preview of an upcoming book titled “Time Traveling Economist”, author Charlie Robertson, the global chief economist of Renaissance Capital, has explained why Vietnam escaped from poverty to become a middle-income country and move towards the prosperity enjoyed by developed markets.

Economic development and business expansion are crucial to job creation, which in itself is significant for sustainable poverty reduction, according to Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.