VOV.VN - Despite accounting for a mere 14% of the national population and 27% of the local workforce, the annual working-class contribution to the nation makes up more than 65% of GDP and over 70% of the annual State budget.
VOV.VN - A range of stronger economic stimulus measures should be implemented moving into next year in an effort to recover the Vietnamese economy amid falling domestic and foreign demand caused by the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The pandemic and uncertainties have put pressure on the global economy. However, Vietnam, though facing many risks, is expected to continue growing well.
The Ministry of Finance has announced the State budget estimates for 2021, which target over VND1.34 quadrillion (US$58.2 billion) in State budget revenue.
VOV.VN - Experts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have revised up the nation’s GDP growth forecasts from 1.8% to 2.3% this year following the acceleration of public investment, coupled with the swift recovery of domestic consumption, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2020 (ADO) report released on December 10.
VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 5.74 million tonnes of rice worth US$2.85 billion during the opening 11 months of the year, with the price of 5% broken rice in November reaching approximately US$500 per tons, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).
VOV.VN - The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused plenty of consequences whilst having a negative impact on the local economy, with growth momentum slowing down, and even contracting in some sectors, according to economic experts.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Embassy in Canada and the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council co-hosted a webinar on December 3 to discuss trade ties under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with future relations in the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) period also under discussion.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 2 chaired a regular Government meeting for November, with there now being less than 30 days until the end of the year, which has represented a period full of fluctuations, challenges, and difficulties.
The primary reason for positive economic growth this year is decisive steps to contain the health and economic fallout.