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The bank believes inflation will increase to 3.8% year-on-year in February, up from 3.6% in January 2025.
The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) will organise a 'Trade Delegation to Japan’ this year, opening up great opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to access a potential billion-dollar market.
A VinaCapital report highlighted the Government’s strong commitment to public investment disbursement this year.
The European Union (EU)'s investment in Vietnam now tops 30.4 billion USD, ranking as the sixth largest foreign investor in Vietnam. Two-way trade hit 68.5 billion USD last year.
The directive acknowledges the challenges in achieving this target but stresses its necessity to build momentum for sustained double-digit growth in the coming years.
Hai Phong now hosts over 1,000 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects from investors across 40 countries and territories.
The project for the development and establishment of a medicinal herb industry hub in Quang Nam Province, with Ngọc Linh ginseng as the key crop has been approved.
The association seeks to connect both Vietnamese-owned businesses in Europe and Vietnam-based enterprises investing in the region.
Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang emphasised the importance of accelerating development efforts in 2025 to harness resources and fully exploit potential, aiming for sustainable economic breakthroughs.
Many Vietnamese brands like VinFast, Hoa Phat, Viettel, Vinamilk, and GrowMax have steadily increased their market share at home, expanded their export markets, and built production and value chains, all while contributing to the country’s economic growth.
While business closures continue to rise, signalling economic difficulties, Vietnam's coffee shop industry is experiencing remarkable growth.
Ole Linnet Juul, Senior Chief Advisor of the Confederation of Danish Industry, commended Vietnam’s recent strides, particularly in institutional reforms, technological advancements, innovation, and digital transformation.
A total of 15 teams — 10 men's and five women's clubs — will compete at the Hanoi Basketball Championship 2025, representing Hanoi and neighbouring provinces.
2025 will serve as a crucial foundation year for the real estate sector in Ho Chi Minh City, marking the path towards a full recovery by 2026 after facing challenges caused by COVID-19 and economic recession, experts predicted.
Vietnam's retail market with positive growth prospects will support the development of the commercial real estate market this year, according to experts at the “Vietnam Retail 2025: Opportunities in Real Estate” event held on February 27.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested connecting the two economies and business communities to further nurture the Vietnam – China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
After merging with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and receiving 18 state-owned groups and corporations from the Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), the Ministry of Finance acts as the 'backbone' of the economy, managing all financial resources from public investment and resources from these groups and corporations, to foreign loans.
MobiFone's profit before tax in 2024 was estimated at over 2 trillion VND (78.23 million USD), exceeding its annual target by 20.6%. The corporation's digital services sector has witnessed high growth rates across many products and services, including MobiFone Meet (1,050%), Cloud (312%), mobiAgri (49%), and MobiFone Invoice (58%).
With an urgent timeline to put the plant into operation by 2030 or 2031, the project faces significant challenges and requires a shift to a more flexible, accelerated management approach.
Vietnam will create favourable conditions for the stock market to develop more breakthrough and innovative products, enhancing the quality of market offerings and attracting more investors.
