Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa is on an eight-day state visit to China, seeking to boost shrimp exports and attract investments in energy and mining. His Asian tour will continue to Singapore and Vietnam, highlighting a strategic economic push into the…
This year’s estimated per capita GDP of $2,540 marks a $440 increase over 2015, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc informed the National Assembly Monday. In term of purchasing power parity (PPP), the per capita income in 2018 is estimated at $7,640, and expected to rise…
Vietnamese footwear exporters seem to be benefiting from the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. According to customs statistics, Vietnam’s footwear exports in the first nine months of this year were worth $11.74 billion, a 10.2 percent year-on-year…
Vietnam’s GDP per capita is set to increase this year, but its 2020 target of $3,200-3,500 looks distant. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a National Assembly meeting Monday that if Vietnam’s GDP increases by 6.7 percent this year,…
Vietnamese footwear exporters seem to be benefiting from the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. According to customs statistics, Vietnam’s footwear exports in the first nine months of this year were worth $11.74 billion, a 10.2 percent year-on-year…
Vietnam’s State Securities Commission has received an application from Vietcombank for a private placement of shares worth over $156.5 million. The commission (SSC) said the country’s third largest bank by assets proposes to make a private issue of 360…
A prime ministerial advisory body has said the state budget is overly dependent on crude oil, an unsustainable income source. The National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) recently said crude oil is not a sustainable income source, both in the short…
Vietnam’s GDP per capita is set to increase this year, but its 2020 target of $3,200-3,500 looks distant. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a National Assembly meeting Monday that if Vietnam’s GDP increases by 6.7 percent this year,…
Vietnam has fallen three places on the competitiveness index from last year, a new World Economic Forum report says. The country was ranked 74th in last year’s global competitiveness index, but fell three places to 77th this year, according to a WEF report…
If US-China trade tensions drag on, Vietnam will still see good growth but face strong exchange rate pressures exerted by two major currencies. After GDP growth reached 6.98 percent in the first 9 months of 2018, the highest in the past 8 years, it is…
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