VEPR expects GDP growth this year to reach target

Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024

The Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) expects GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 to reach 7.4 per cent, thereby reaching the 7 per cent target set by the Government.

Solutions deal with inflationary pressure from wage increases

Thursday, Aug 29, 2024

Dr. Nguyễn Quốc Việt, Deputy Director of VEPR, discussed with Vietnam News Agency the 30 per cent increase in Việt Nam''s basic salary to VNĐ2.34 million on July 1, and concerns over potential market price hikes.

Q3 set to be tough period for inflation

Monday, May 23, 2022

The third quarter will be the most stressful period for inflation, said Tran Toan Thang, head of the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast, at a conference on the Viet Nam Annual Economic Report 2022.

Loose monetary policy: is it truly needed?

Monday, Oct 25, 2021

British lender Standard Chartered Bank has cut its forecast for Việt Nam’s GDP growth this year to 4.7 per cent from its previous 6.5 per cent.

It's time for a mass digital literacy campaign

Sunday, Aug 29, 2021

Government investment and a mass campaign to improve digital literacy are needed to close the digital divide

VEPR downgrades Viet Nam's GDP growth forecast in 2020

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020

The Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) estimated local GDP growth for this year at between 2.6 per cent and 2.8 per cent at a workshop on Wednesday in Ha Noi, lower than the 3.8 per cent...

GDP forecast to grow 3.8 per cent this year

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2020

The forecast was released at the launch of an independent assessment of Việt Nam’s macroeconomic performance by VERP held in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

ASEAN needs to collaborate for better tax policy: report

Friday, Jun 26, 2020

ASEAN and all member states must collaborate to establish a better tax policy system to build sustainability and resilience across the region, found a report launched on Thursday in Ha Noi.

VEPR: Viet Nam's GDP up 5.3% this year

Friday, Jun 19, 2020

The Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) forecasts Viet Nam''s gross domestic product (GDP) to rise 5.3 per cent for this year in its annual Viet Nam economic report 2020 released on June 17 in Ha Noi.

Viet Nam faces increasing tax evasion and avoidance

Monday, May 04, 2020

Viet Nam faces increasing tax evasion and avoidance as policies have not kept up with reality, according to a report by Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) and Oxfam.

Digital economy to be pillar of future society

Saturday, Apr 25, 2020

The digital and platform economies would become pillars of our future society,

VEPR examines scenarios for economic growth during COVID-19 outbreak

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020

The Government should tax all rice exports instead of issuing quotas to stabilise domestic rice prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital platforms improve competitiveness

Saturday, Feb 22, 2020

Digital platforms are no longer exclusive to tech companies, and they have become increasingly popular in other sectors as they look to enhance their competitiveness.

US-China trade deal forces firms to grow

Monday, Jan 20, 2020

The recently signed US-China trade deal, an effort to calm trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies, will force Vietnamese businesses to grow in order to meet the challenges as well as the opportunities it brings.

Viet Nam needs to change policy or lose out in Industry 4.0

Wednesday, Jan 08, 2020

Viet Nam needs a “revolution in its policy-making mind-set” before it can take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution.