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2025 GDP growth target: ambitious and challenging

2025 GDP growth target: ambitious and challenging

Taking into consideration all the factors, the 8 per cent GDP growth target is undoubtedly ambitious and will be challenging to achieve. As a highly open economy, Việt Nam is particularly vulnerable to global economic fluctuations and risks.
Finding the balance between autonomy and oversight in state-owned enterprise reforms

Finding the balance between autonomy and oversight in state-owned enterprise reforms

The draft Law 69 will replace the current Law 69/2014/QH13, marking a ''revolution'' in how state capital is managed in enterprises.
E-commerce development: three concerning institutional issues

E-commerce development: three concerning institutional issues

E-commerce, a vital component of the digital economy, bridges the gap between the virtual and the real. While we often perceive the digital world as separate from our physical reality, the true power of the digital economy lies in its...
Việt Nams economic landscape: growth and challenges in seven months

Việt Nam’s economic landscape: growth and challenges in seven months

Việt Nam''s strong economic performance in the first half of 2024 has led the government to raise its GDP growth target to 6.5-7 per cent, yet domestic businesses remain cautious, due to ongoing challenges not fully captured by broader economic...
Early enforcement of real estate laws - a catalyst for the market recovery

Early enforcement of real estate laws - a catalyst for the market recovery

The amendments and supplements to the 2024 Law on Land, the 2023 Law on Housing, and the 2023 Law on Real Estate Business will come into effect on August 1 as proposed by the Government, five months earlier than planned. It...
EPR initiatives - a proper way to enhance circular economy

EPR initiatives - a proper way to enhance circular economy

While EPR remains the linchpin of circular economy initiatives, its scope extends beyond mere waste management.
Việt Nams Dragon ambitions in the Year of the Dragon

Việt Nam's Dragon ambitions in the Year of the Dragon

Embarking on the journey into the transformative Year of the Dragon, Việt Nam aims to become a dragon-like force in the global landscape.
Việt Nam embraces global minimum tax for sustainable fiscal boost and FDI impact

Việt Nam embraces global minimum tax for sustainable fiscal boost and FDI impact

Việt Nam''s adoption of the global minimum tax is vital for upholding taxing rights, fostering trust, promoting investment and showcasing transparency.
Central banks policy option towards boosting growth, more caution needed

Central bank's policy option towards boosting growth, more caution needed

The harmonious combination of boosting growth and controlling risks in the banking industry is always likened to the coordination between a vehicle’s brake pedal and accelerator. The tight brake will restrain growth, but when the accelerator is too strong, it...
Bond debt swap for real estate: investors benefits must be ensured

Bond debt swap for real estate: investors’ benefits must be ensured

Analyst''s Pick: In order to ensure benefits of bondholders, they should be provided with sufficient information of legality of the assets used for bond swap.
Viet Nam performs well in 9 months but needs to watch for pressure ahead

Viet Nam performs well in 9 months but needs to watch for pressure ahead

Viet Nam’s latest economic data have shown the country is on track to surpass the Government’s target of 6-6.5 per cent for GDP growth this year. However, policy actions need to maintain flexibility and caution to cope with rising external...
Financial risks: agile and flexible response needed

Financial risks: agile and flexible response needed

As we all know, the financial market (including the stock market and bond market, among others) and the financial system (including commercial banks and financial institutions) play a vital role in facilitating the smooth operation of economies by allocating resources...
Banks warned of bad debts post pandemic

Banks warned of bad debts post pandemic

Amid the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the whole economy and calls for support from enterprises, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has drafted new regulations which are supposed to help ease their financial burdens.
Viet Nams economy shines in 2019 but concerns exist for 2020

Viet Nam's economy shines in 2019 but concerns exist for 2020

 Việt Nam''s economy has shone in 2019. That joy is doubled in the context of the global economic crisis that made an open and deeply integrated economy like Việt Nam difficult to avoid many adverse impacts. There are still concerns...
Private firms can sell public goods, with oversight

Private firms can sell public goods, with oversight

In early October, an unusual scene unfolded in a modern part of the capital: hundreds of thousands of Hanoians were queuing up to collect clean water from a tanker.