Tag: consumer
Cross-border e-commerce: Game changer to help local traders boost exports
With borders closed and travel restricted since early 2020, cross-border e-commerce has proved itself as a game changer, setting the scene for Vietnamese traders to climb up the global supply chain and reducing risk of disruption caused by an unprecedented crisis like COVID-19.
Vietnam is largest gold consuming market in SEA
Vietnam is the largest gold consuming market in Southeast Asia and among the top 10 in the world, according to Andrew Naylor, Director of ASEAN World Gold Council (WGC).
HCM City’s CPI slightly up in April
The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City inched up 0.001% in April against March, according to the city’s Statistics Office.
UNDP announces study on corporate awareness, responsible business practice in Vietnam
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam announced key findings of the Study on Corporate Awareness and Implementation of Responsible Business Practice in Vietnam in 2020 at an event in Hanoi on April 22.
Consumer finance market anticipated to continue facing difficulties after recovery
VOV.VN - The consumer finance market in the year ahead is predicted to struggle making any significant breakthroughs, despite lending interest rates witnessing a downward trend, according to experts.
Pandemic impacts consumer credit
The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly changing the landscape of the consumer credit market as consumers tend to tighten their budget and pay more attention to healthcare, environment and lifestyle as well as switching to online shopping.
Plenty of room remains for growth of consumer credit market: Insiders
Though Vietnam’s outstanding consumer credit almost tripled over the last decade, its share of total outstanding loans is yet to keep pace with that of its regional nations. There is plenty of room for improvement in the time to come, industry insiders have said.
Vietnam has highest rate of new digital service consumers in SEA
Vietnam had the highest rate of new digital service consumers in the Southeast Asia region last year, it was reported at the recent World Mobile Broadband & ICT 2021 conference in Hanoi.
Mobile phone users protected from spam calls
Vietnam’s telecom carriers stopped more than 22,000 spam calls in the first two months of this year.
Price management faces new conditions amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted economies and commodity markets globally, including Vietnam, and domestic prices will continue to fluctuate and be more closely linked to the fluctuations of raw material and fuel prices on the world market.
