In 2025, the provincial People’s Committee licensed 25 new FDI projects and approved capital adjustments for 20 others, bringing the total newly registered and additional investment to more than 1 billion USD. Many large-scale projects in the Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone have already become operational, contributing to export growth, state budget revenues and job creation.
The enterprises registered combined capital of about 313.7 trillion VND and more than 167,500 employees. Compared with the same period last year, the number of new businesses surged by 70.7%, while registered capital rose by 36.1% and registered labour increased by 19.1%.
A common feature in many successful economies is a fundamental shift in the perception of private enterprises. In countries such as Singapore, Germany, Republic of Korea (RoK) and China, private firms are viewed not mainly as entities requiring strict control but as development partners and key forces generating growth, jobs and innovation.
Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi expressed his hope that with their strengths in technology and international experience, US businesses can contribute significantly to the modernisation of Vietnam’s financial infrastructure and the development of technological solutions for the capital market.
The draft proposes cutting the MFN tariff on unleaded motor gasoline and gasoline blending components such as naphtha and reformate from 10% to 0%. The tariff on diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel and kerosene is also proposed to fall from 7% to 0%.
In the first two months of the year, rice exports reached 1.3 million tonnes valued at 599.3 million USD, up 5% in volume but down 11.2% in value compared with the same period last year.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,059 VND/USD on March 9, up 2 VND from the last working day of the previous week.
During the period, 36 new overseas projects were granted investment certificates with total registered capital from Vietnamese investors reaching 532.4 million USD, up 2.3 times compared to the same period last year. In addition, three projects adjusted their capital with an additional 7.8 million USD, 1.5 times higher than a year earlier.
According to Brand Finance’s Banking 500 2026, Vietnam is represented by 13 banking brands in the global rankings, seven of which demonstrate notable double digit-growth over the past year, reflecting a progressive financial ecosystem.
Statistics of Vietnam Customs showed that Vietnam spent more than 1.44 billion USD importing 2.18 million tonnes of petroleum products in the first two months of this year, representing a sharp increase of 31.4% and 43%, respectively, over the same period last year.
A draft circular proposes increasing the threshold to 400 million VND for loans issued by credit institutions and 200 million VND for those provided by people’s credit funds.
PM Chinh encouraged local residents to explore additional crops and livestock suitable for intercropping in order to maximise land use efficiency. Farmers were also urged to strengthen cooperation with one another and with businesses by joining cooperatives, consolidating land resources and working together to expand production and improve incomes.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), an estimated 600,000 tonnes of rice worth 370 million USD was exported in January, up 12.4% in volume and 16.9% in value year-on-year. The average export price reached 616.6 USD per tonne, up 4%.
Since the beginning of this year, domestic fuel prices have undergone 11 adjustments. During this period, both RON95 and E5 RON92 experienced four decreases and seven increases, while diesel oil two falls and nine hikes.
Operations at several petrol stations across Hanoi have run normally. Along major routes, petrol stations remained open and continued to serve customers as usual. The number of vehicles refueling showed no major changes compared to the days before the price adjustment. Sales activities continued without interruption, and there were no long queues or supply disruptions.
Gia Binh International Airport is expected to become one of the world’s top 10 five-star airports, serving 30 million passengers and handling 1.6 million tonnes of cargo annually by 2030.
the Government required oil contractors to prioritise selling crude oil or condensate which has not yet been committed for export to the domestic market if suitable for domestic refinery processing.
From 2026, the industrial real estate market in the northern region is forecast to enter a new growth phase as strategic infrastructure projects near completion, supply expands, and green industrial parks become a decisive factor for foreign direct investment (FDI).
During 2021–2030, the airport is planned to meet ICAO Category 4E standards, with an annual capacity of about 20 million passengers and 100,000 tonnes of cargo.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Trong Yen has directed heads of relevant departments, sectors and localities to strictly implement directives and newly issued regulations on IUU prevention, while strengthening public awareness efforts so fishermen and businesses better understand and comply with the rules.
