Asia’s grocery market is the largest in the world, with a predicted 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) up to 2021, according to the worldwide food and grocery research specialists at IGD. The size of the Asian market is forecast to reach US$4.8 trillion by 2021: equivalent to that of Europe and North America combined. In […]
Read MoreHanoi — A programme on benchmarking and ranking the most sustainable companies in Vietnam in 2017 was launched today. The annual programme, which is organised in light of Government Notice No 398/TB-VPCP, dated December 15, 2015, on rankings of sustainable businesses, is aimed at honouring pioneering and successful enterprises in sustainable development and encouraging enterprises […]
Read MoreA local credit firm has received multiple complaints for incessantly calling debt-free people day and night to ask about strangers with outstanding payments. Phan Tuan Khanh, a resident of Ho Chi Minh City, said that since January he had been constantly harassed by phone calls from individuals identifying themselves as employees from FE Credit, a […]
Read MoreVietnam’s draft law on supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has failed to live up to expectations from local businesses and experts who criticize its lack of practical grounds. The proposed piece of legislation, compiled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, is aimed at facilitating the access of SMEs in Vietnam to government support […]
Read MoreVietnam’s medium-term outlook is expected to remain broadly positive with a sustained GDP growth of 6.3 percent or more over the next three years, the World Bank said in a new report. The latest East Asia and Pacific Update, the World Bank’s twice yearly comprehensive review of the region’s economies, was published on Thursday, providing […]
Read MoreCambodia and Vietnam made progress toward ambitious economic targets after trade between the countries rose 21.2 percent in the first two months of this year, worth about $624.1 million. Thach Du, Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia, told local media his nation was Cambodia’s third largest trade partner last year, while bilateral trade between the countries hit […]
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