Category: Economy
Vietnam to increase rice exports to EU under EVFTA
Rice quotas for Vietnam under the EVFTA are expected to push Vietnam’s rice exports up from the second half of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and [...]
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Raising budget retention rate for HCM City necessary: Central Economic Commission
At a meeting with the city’s leaders on July 10, Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Central Economic Commission, underscored the need to raise HCM City’s budget [...]
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HCM City seeks developers for nearly 300 PPP projects
HCM City is expected to reconsider projects under the public-private partnership investment form meant to combat flooding and land subsidence and resettle people living along [...]
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Aquatic exports to EU to enjoy zero tax once EVFTA takes effect
Approximately 220 tariff lines of aquatic products with basic tax rates of 0 22 percent are set to be slashed to 0 percent immediately after the European Union-Vietnam Free [...]
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Vietnam resolute to achieve target growth
In the first half of this year, Vietnam obtained a growth rate of 1.81 percent despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of only a few countries seeing positive growth. The [...]
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EVFTA: Customs sector pledges to facilitate clearance
The customs sector has committed to creating optimal conditions for local businesses to enjoy when conducting customs clearance procedures once the European Union-Vietnam [...]
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EVFTA benefits yet to be seen
While the whole world was aggressively fighting Covid-19, Vietnam and the European Union ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVTFA). The FTA is poised to deliver [...]
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Vietnam needs to be cautious in the second half of 2020: CIEM
The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) said with good results in preventing the pandemic and the chance for economic recovery, Vietnam needs to be cautious in [...]
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State needs solutions to reduce logistics cost for farm produce
The State should develop solutions to reduce high logistics costs in trading agricultural products to improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese farm produce on the market, [...]
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Vietnam, US making strides forward in economic, trade relations
The past 25 years have witnessed strides made in economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the US, contributing remarkably to bolstering bilateral relations, [...]
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Vietnam seeks to forge trade ties with Switzerland
Delegates at a webinar in Switzerland on July 9 shared the view that Vietnam is a promising destination for the movement of investment capital and production and supply [...]
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Dong Nai Province to expand industrial zones
Despite COVID-19, foreign direct investment has continued pouring into Dong Nai Province, which plans to expand its industrial zones as space in existing IZs is nearly full. [...]
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MoIT aims for production growth in second half of year
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will focus on removing difficulties in industrial sectors in the second half of this year, especially the processing and [...]
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Vietnam initiates anti-dumping investigation on corn syrup
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on high-fructose corn syrup originated from China and the Republic of Korea. Under [...]
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Economists peg Vietnam 2020 GDP growth at 3-4 pct
Vietnam’s GDP growth is likely to fall well short of the parliament mandated 6.8 percent for the year at 3-4 percent, economists say. Inflation will be kept below 4 [...]
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