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VIETNAM'S GDP GROWTH RATE REACHES NEARLY 3 PER CENT IN 2020
As plenty of economies are hit hard by COVID-19, Vietnam has come out on top with the GDP growth rate of nearly 3 per cent, listed among the top 10 economies with the highest growth.
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INFOGRAPHICS: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN 2020
Despite tremendous impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese economy expanded 2.91% and trade surplus reached a record high of US$19.1 billion this year.
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FDI ATTRACTION IN SPOTLIGHT AMIDST PANDEMIC
Despite the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam still managed to gain remarkable achievements in FDI attraction. This is one of bright spots that has helped drive economic growth.
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ECONOMY EXPANDS 2.91% IN 2020: GSO
This year’s growth rate is quite positive given the serious challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Nguyen Thi Huong, Director-General of the General Statistics Office (GSO), told a room of reporters on Sunday.
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ICAC UPDATES (ISSUE 41 OF E-NEWSLETTER)
We would like to share with you the latest issue of the electronic newsletter of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) - ICAC Post. It can be accessed at the link below: https://www.icac.org.hk/icac/post/issue41/en/index.html#
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HUGE POWER DEMAND, ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY MAKES VN ATTRACTIVE TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN LOW-EMISSION ENERGY
A wind power farm in Ninh Thuận Province. Việt Nam's power demand was forecast to increase by 8.5 per cent per year over the next five years.
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REMITTANCE INFLOWS TO HCMC FORECAST TO REACH OVER US$5 BLN THIS YEAR
Last April, the World Bank said global remittances were projected to decline sharply by about 20% in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown.
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INFOGRAPHIC: 10-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE VIET NAM BANK FOR SOCIAL POLICIES
The Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) is ranked among the biggest micro-finance providers in the world, supporting the poor to access to social policy credits.