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Vietnam manufacturing activity returns to growth in December
Firms are confident looking ahead to the coming year, with hopes that export demand in particular will recover should the Covid-19 pandemic be brought under control worldwide.
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19:19, 2020/05/27
Productivity growth key to propel Vietnam to high-income economy: WB
Vietnam’s private sector requires a modern and effective institutional framework for reaching out further to international markets, said the World Bank’s country director to Vietnam.
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11:22, 2020/05/20
Hanoi drafts FDI attraction strategy in next decade to boost productivity
The Hanoi city government has requested its subordinate agencies to implement a range of measures to boost labor productivity.
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18:25, 2019/12/27
Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2019 hits 7.02%: GSO
This is the second consecutive year that Vietnam’s economy expands over 7%, following a 10-year high GDP growth of 7.08% in 2018.