VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to become one of the fastest-growing economies throughout the region in the years ahead, according to HSBC economist James Cheo.

HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. (HSBC Vietnam) and Gemadept Joint Stock Company (Gemadept) signed a Sustainable Linked Loan agreement yesterday as part of a strategy to access green capital for sustainable development.

Vietnam was the fastest growing digital economy in ASEAN in 2022 and 2023 and it is expected to maintain this position until 2025, with the number of smartphones users anticipated to reach 67.3 million by 2026, accounting for 96.9% Internet users.

VOV.VN - Vietnam continued its bumpy path of recovery in April, in part reflecting the highly uncertain global environment, according to the April report “Vietnam at a glance” released recently by HSBC.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been the fastest growing digital economy in ASEAN in 2022, 2023 and expected to maintain this position until 2025, with the forecast of smartphones users reaching 67.3 million by 2026, accounting for 96.9% internet users, according to HSBC experts.

VOV.VN - While near-term trade is about to take off again, long-term FDI prospects remain a bright spot of Vietnamese economy, according to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).

VOV.VN - HSBC has unveiled a US$1 billion ASEAN Growth Fund to help scale up platform players in ASEAN and Vietnam’s booming digital economy.

Vietnam has remained the world's second largest smartphone exporter.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy will grow by 6% this year with the strength of the national economy coming from a combination of consumer and investment spending, according to the 2024 Investment Outlook report for the first half of the year released by HBSC.

As the room for the fiscal policy remains quite large, Vietnam in 2024 should continue to pursue the counter-cyclical fiscal policy, with a focus on increasing spending and maximising tax and fee exemption and reduction, to support economic growth, experts believe.