Category: Economy
WTO membership fails to stimulate economic growth
Economic growth has been lower than expected since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2006. A report by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) [...]
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Bulk FDI inflow fosters electronics export growth
Export of electronics products is forecast to grow rapidly in the near future given the massive foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into this sector. Vietnam has been luring [...]
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Vietnam, Belarus to Speed up Economic Cooperation
Vietnam and Belarus should speed up the implementation of economic cooperation programmes for the 2013- 2015 period and continue perfecting a legal foundation to further [...]
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Vietnam export promises robust growth: HSBC
Vietnam’s export growth will remain strong this year and next, contributing greatly to the country’s gross domestic product and ensuring its current account [...]
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State budget revenue drops despite import-export growth
The total import-export turnover in the first quarter grew more than 18 percent year-on-year, yet the State budget revenue from import-export fell VND3.4 trillion, says a [...]
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Vietnam Enjoys Strong March
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism estimates the country welcomed 587,366 international travellers in March representing an increasing of 4.54 percent from 561,877 [...]
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Vietnam, Indonesia look at ways to exploit untapped potential
“Indonesia and Vietnam share several conditions that can help enhance our economic relationship,” said Indonesian Ambassador Mayerfas at a business conference [...]
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Vietnamese firms in droves to Cambodian expo
Over 200 companies, with more than 85 percent being Vietnamese firms and the remainder Cambodian entities, will take part in the Vietnam-Cambodia Trade-Services Exhibition [...]
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Vietnam reports higher year-on-year economic growth in Q1
Ending the first quarter of this year, Vietnam has improved its economy with higher year-on-year economic growth, lower inventory, inflation under control but credit growth [...]
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Vietnam, Cambodia boost trade cooperation
The Vietnam -Cambodia Trade Service Exhibition 2013 (HCM City Expo 2013) officially opened at the Mondial Centre in Phnom Penh on April 3. The five-day exhibition features [...]
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Nation to fund all investment promotion costs
The State budget will cover all costs for investment promotion activities from May 5 given a circular recently released by the Ministry of Finance. According to the Circular [...]
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Vietnam Mulls to Raise Base Salary by 9.5pct to 1.15m dong/Month From July 1, 2013
The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed to raise base salary for state employees and armed forces by 9.5 percent to VND1.15 million a month from July 1, 2013. The base [...]
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Fuel price rise pushes up cost of basic necessities
Foods prices in Hanoi are increasing due to higher transport fees following the petrol price hike on March 28. After the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade raised [...]
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Northwestern region to boost investment, social welfare
Deputy prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the Northwestern Steering Board and relevant agencies to work out a general socio-economic development plan and list key [...]
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Vietnam’s state budget deficit estimated at over 50.6tr dong in Q1
As reported by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Vietnam’s state budget revenues in the first three months of this year declined slightly 2.6 percent year-on-year, to [...]
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