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Employees, employers able to access US$1.13 billion support package from July 8
Both employees and employers that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can gain access to the Government’s support package worth VND26 trillion (US$1.13 billion) from July 8.
Vietnamese citizens affected by pandemic in Malaysia receive support
The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on July 3 handed over 100 gift packages donated by the PetroVietnam Technical Service Joint Stock Corporation (PTSC) to Vietnamese people in Penang state who are facing tough challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam Airlines, SeABank sign VND2-trillion credit contract
The Vietnam Airlines Corporation and the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) have signed a credit contract worth VND2 trillion (US$87.24 million), part of which will be disbursed by the bank in early July.
Expert believes inflation could fall below 4% this year
VOV.VN - With the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 1.47% during the first half of the year, the lowest rise since 2016, it remains entirely feasible for the country to keep inflation below 4% this year, said Nguyen Thi Huong, general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO).
IFC provides US$40 million to facilitate SMEs’ post-pandemic recovery
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a US$40 million loan to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam make a resilient recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic through the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank).
Policy support needed to boost business growth: insiders
Without a more effective business support package, the country’s goal of 6.5% in gross domestic product (GDP) growth for this year will be hard to be achieved as the GDP growth in the first six months of 2021 is forecast to reach only 5.8%, according to experts.
Vietnam Airlines to soon receive VND4 trillion from rescue package
VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines is anticipated to receive an initial capital injection of VND4 trillion through a support package with an interest rate of 0% in July as part of efforts to overcome a serious impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a representative of the national flag carrier.
Five-month ODA disbursement at localities meets 1.73% of yearly target
The disbursed amount of public investment funded by official development assistance (ODA) in localities in the first five months of this year stood at only over VND1.1 trillion (US$47.9 million), equivalent to just 1.73% of the year’s target, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
COVID-19-hit workers should benefit from US$2.6 billion aid package
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has recently recommended the Government use its VND62 trillion (USS$2.6 billion) aid package to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relief aid provided for needy households in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province and the Executive Board of the provincial Khmer-Vietnamese Association on May 16 presented 434 gift packages to disadvantaged households.
