VIETNAM POSTS HIGHEST Q2 GDP GROWTH IN DECADE
The country’s GDP growth this quarter sent the figure in the first half of the year to 6.42%, the highest for the period in three years and higher than the 2.04% and 5.74% in the same period of 2020 and 2021. However, the growth rate was lower than the 7.28% and 6.98% in the first half of 2018 and 2019.
VIETNAM CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE TOP FDI RECEIVERS IN ASEAN
According to the latest report by HSBC, total FDI to ASEAN-6 (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines) has averaged nearly $127 billion per year since 2010, approximately three times more than the average over the previous decade – the average for 2000-09 was $41 billion.
EXPORT GROWTH RATE PROJECTED TO REACH 6-7% ANNUALLY IN 2021-2030
A strategy to 2030 sets sustainable targets with a balanced import-export structure in order to sharpen competitive edge and bolster brand development for Vietnamese products. The idea behind the plan is to raise Vietnam’s position in the global supply chain and serve as momentum for sustainable economic development. The target has been set at an average export growth rate of 6-7% to 2030.
NEWLY-ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES IN H1 EXCEED 70,000 FOR FIRST TIME
There were 76,233 newly-registered enterprises in the first six months of this year, an increase of 13.6 per cent compared to last year. This is the first time that the number of newly-established enterprises in the first six months has exceeded 70,000.
VN TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has called for the implementation of an industrial environmental index in Việt Nam, according to Lê Thành Quân, head of MPI's department of economic zone management.
VIETNAM ATTRACTS MORE THAN 14 BILLION USD OF FDI IN H1
Vietnam reached more than 14 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2022, announced the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONTRIBUTING TO GREEN GROWTH
A circular economy aims to circulate the waste within a single enterprise or turn waste from one industry into a resource for another. According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), a circular economy is a closed production cycle, where waste is returned as raw materials for production, thereby reducing any negative impact on the environment, ecosystems, and human health.
VIETNAM LISTED AMONG COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST GROWTH FORECASTS IN 2022
According to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Vietnam will record an economic growth of 6 percent in 2022, among economies with the highest growth rate of the world.
