Tag: Supporting
Economic expansion depends on COVID-19 vaccination speed, scale: Experts
Vietnam’s economic prospects greatly depend on COVID-19 vaccination speed and scale, the efficiency of pandemic prevention and control measures and the effectiveness of supporting packages, held experts at a conference organised by the Vietnam Economic Strategy Studies Centre (VESS) on October 18.
HCM City: Over 111,000 employees receive allowances from unemployment insurance fund
More than 111,000 employees in Ho Chi Minh City have benefited from the Government’s new support package sourced from the unemployment insurance fund, according to the city’s Social Insurance Agency.
Vietnam suggests Pfizer cooperate in COVID-19 treatment drug production
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc has asked Pfizer Inc., one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms to cooperate with the nation in the production of COVID-19 treatment drugs and promote the supply of its effective and safe vaccine for children.
WB lowers Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast to 2-2.5% this year
Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for this year has been lowered to 2-2.5%, according to the World Bank's October 2021 Vietnam Macro Monitoring.
UNDP: Vietnam moves toward safely living with COVID-19
Countries around the world are moving from living in zero COVID-19 to living safely with it and Vietnam is no exception, said Patrick Haverman, Deputy Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
Numerous Japanese firms consider moving part of their production chains to Vietnam
VOV.VN - A number of Japanese companies are in the process of considering plans to move part of their production chains to the nation in the near future, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan.
Hanoi lends support to Luang Prabang’s pandemic fight
Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi has presented US$20,000 to Luang Prabang province of Laos to help with the Lao northern province’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quality workforce – “bottleneck” of support industry firms
The shortage of high-quality workforce is a “bottleneck” faced by domestic support industry enterprises, said economists.
Vietnam still sees optimistic economic outlook in 2022: scholar
Vietnam's economy has slowed down due to the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still many optimistic forecasts about the country’s economic outlook in 2022, Dr Tran Thi Hong Minh, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) said.
Private airlines ask for zero-interest loans
Private airlines have requested access to 0% interest loans, similar to the support Vietnam Airlines (VNA) - the country's flag carrier - is entitled to, heard a meeting among the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), commercial banks and the airlines.
