DISRUPTIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN BUSINESSES
The business community has actively sought new directions, applied digital transformation in business operations to make the most of business activities. Digital economy is more apparent than ever.
VIETNAM MAKES IT INTO TOP 50 ECONOMIES IN GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2021
The newest edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranked Vietnam 44th in the world, which is a considerable improvement on its average rank of 68th during 2013-2015. The country continues to take the lead in the lower-middle-income group since the previous year.
VIET NAM’S AUTOMOBILE SUPPORTING INDUSTRY REMAINS UNDERDEVELOPED
Only a few spare parts are produced domestically, forcing domestic manufacturing and assembling enterprises to import automobile spare parts from other sources, experts said.
VIETNAM MAY ATTRACT 30 BILLION USD IN FDI THIS YEAR: EXPERTS
Vietnam may attract about 30 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 2 percent, economists forecast, pointing to positive signs in FDI attraction in the first eight months of 2021 despite the complexities of COVID-19.
BANKS CONTINUE BOND ISSUANCE TO MEET CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO
Banks have been promoting the mobilisation of medium- and long-term capital through bond issuance to meet the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s requirements on capital adequacy ratio (CAR).
GOV’T ISSUES DIRECTIVE TO BOOST CIRCULATION OF FARM PRODUCE
The Directive states that the fourth COVID-19 wave tied to the Delta variant has produced tremendous disruption in production, circulation, consumption and export of farm produce, particularly in areas placed under social distancing, leading to high stockpiles and tumbling prices.
MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGETS BY 2030
The positive achievements in socio-economic development in 2020 amid the prevalence of COVID-19 have offered Vietnam a further premise for the successful realisation of its socio-economic development targets this year.
VIETNAM’S OVERSEAS INVESTMENT UP OVER 74 PERCENT
Vietnamese enterprises invested 575 million USD abroad in the January-August period, up over 74 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's data.