Improving the business environment is among Vietnam's top priorities in the future, especially as the country is trying to get the economy back on track, said economists and policymakers at a conference in Hanoi on March 3.
A Vietnam-Japan policy research forum entitled ‘New Dynamism in Asia-Pacific Supply Chains beyond COVID-19: Implications for Japan-Vietnam Cooperation’ was held in Hanoi on March 3.
A virtual workshop which revealed findings of a report on digital transformation in Vietnam’s trade sector for effective implementation of new generation free trade agreements (FTAs) was held on December 13.
The economic restructuring plan for the 2021-2025 period, approved by the 15th National Assembly during its second session on November 12, will focus on stepping up digital transformation and innovations, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Tran Thi Hong Minh has said.
The number of newly established private enterprises in Vietnam has increased steadily every year, from 70,900 in the 2015-2020 period to 112,500 in the 2015-2020. Not only quantity, capital scale and capacity of private enterprises have also improved.
Domestic businesses were provided with more information about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at a conference held virtually in Hanoi on November 5.
Reform should be the top priority for Viet Nam in the 2021-2025 period, heard a workshop held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi on October 29.
A workshop took place in Hanoi on October 19 to exchange and share results of a report on “Strengthening the Capacity of Vietnam’s Private Sector in the New Stage” compiled by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).
Vietnam's economy has slowed down due to the prolonged impacts 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), told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided to expel former leaders of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the Quang Ninh provincial Department of Education and Training from the Party for their wrongdoings while on duty.
The quality of skilled labour in Vietnam is still not meeting minimum standards, according to Le Thi Xuan Quynh, an official from the Central Institute for Economic Management.
The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the Australia Supports Economic Reform in Vietnam (Aus4Reform) on July 15 announced two economic growth scenarios for Vietnam this year.
The stock market of Vietnam has fluctuated in line with others around the world since the beginning of 2021, when the markets of the US, the UK, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea, among others have posted growth of over 10 percent.
The fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, coupled with the recent rise in prices of building materials, has forced many projects to halt construction or even fall into stagnation, which would affect the disbursement of public investment this year.
While many firms have been shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, plenty have also been established, aiming to become part of the 'new normal' business environment.
With quality breakthroughs in institutional reforms leading to improved growth quality and faster recovery, the average GDP growth rate would reach 6.76 percent per year in the 2021 – 2023 period, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Tran Thi Hong Minh told a workshop in Hanoi on April 22.
As the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to develop in an unpredictable fashion despite vaccination campaigns being carried out in many countries around the world, experts have said that Vietnam needs to identify and adopt a long-term plan for post-pandemic economic recovery.
Vietnam's stock market is expected to maintain its growth momentum of last year at 15-20 percent based on positive supporting factors, experts have said.