For the first time, Vietnam is among the top 20 countries attracting the most foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in the world, according to World Investment Report 2021 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In 2020, Vietnam ranked 19th globally as a FDI host country with $16 billion investment capital, up […]
Read MoreThailand’s monetary policy has to be accommodative to enable fiscal policy to work fully to help the economy, the finance minister said on Friday as the country deals with its worst coronavirus outbreak so far. Economic stability remains strong with high international reserves and the public debt level within limit, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told […]
Read MoreA flexible approach in managing the twin goal helped the country keep the economy intact in the most complicated Covid-19 outbreak yet. In the most optimistic scenario, Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2021 would reach 6.2% year-on-year on the assumption that the pandemic is contained in August, higher than the 6% target set by the National […]
Read MoreThe first batch of Hung Yen longan is officially sold on e-commerce platform Postmart.vn. Longan and agricultural specialties from the northern province of Hung Yen were introduced and promoted for sales at an international conference on the province’s sustainable trade. The event held both offline and online, was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Industry […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — With an earlier resurgence in new COVID-19 cases and the slow pace of vaccination, the Philippines may recover slower from the pandemic than other economies in Asia, according to Standard Chartered Bank. During a webinar, StanChart economist for Asia Chidu Narayanan said the bank expects the Philippines to grow by 4.6 percent […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance earned in total over 4,695 billion Riel or nearly $1.16 billion in the first half of this year, down 8.9 percent compared to the same period last year. The figures were shared in a press release on the outcome of […]
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