Tag: growth
Labor shortages may impede companies’ recovery
Adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic growth of Vietnam’s key cities, such as Hanoi and HCMC, has been slower, the exodus of migrant workers leaving HCMC may make the path of recovery planned by enterprises more bumpy.
Minister: slow public capital disbursement could cause loss of economic opportunities
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said low disbursement of public investment capital amid the COVID-19 pandemic could waste resources and result in the loss of opportunities to create a driving force for economic development.
Container cargo via seaports sees double-digit growth
Nearly 16.8 million TEUs of container cargo have been handled at Vietnamese seaports in the first eight months of 2021, up 18% from the same period last year, according the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Vietnam strives to keep CPI growth low by end of 2021
Vietnam looks to maintain Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1% a month during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4% target for the year.
Priorities for economic recovery policies toward the end of 2021
In the first half of 2021, Vietnam in general achieved considerable growth targets in the context of a stable macro environment.
New impetus needed to achieve 2021 economic growth target: experts
Economic experts have emphasised the need to have a new impetus to improve economic growth in the remaining months of 2021 towards realising the growth target for the year set by the Government and the National Assembly.
ASEAN, USAID symposium on Single Window targets expanded trade
ASEAN and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on August 5 held the fifth symposium on the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) to plan for greater private sector engagement and facilitate cross-border trade.
Vietnam prioritises FDI in high technology, innovation during its transformation
Vietnam prioritises foreign investment projects in high technology, innovation, research and development, and projects that create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to participate in the value chain.
Aussie magazine names driving forces for Vietnam’s economy
Fundamental factors that help the Vietnamese economy respond to current challenges, especially the impacts of COVID-19, were discussed in an article by senior journalist Cameron Cooper published on the intheblack.com business news site of Australia.
HCM City economy remains strong despite COVID-19
Despite struggling to cope with a COVID-19 resurgence, Ho Chi Minh City managed to achieve positive economic growth in the first seven months of the year, according to the city Statistics Office.
