MASTERCARD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE: 2022 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEFINED BY DIGITAL RESILIENCE AND A RETURN TO THE ‘EXPERIENCE ECONOMY’
Ahead of the pandemic’s second year milestone, the Mastercard Economics Institute released Economy 2022, a global outlook for the coming year. Based on critical trends, the report reveals how five fundamental factors - savings and spending, supply chains, digital acceleration, travel, and a growing list of economic risks - will continue to shape the global economy.
MANY EXPORTS RECOVER RAPIDLY
Faced with enormous pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic, exports in 2021 not only stood firm but also staged a strong recovery with many outstanding achievements.
VIETNAM'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS DURING INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION
To date, Vietnam has set up diplomatic ties with 189 nations, had economic and trade ties with over 230 countries and territories, and established strategic partnership and comprehensive partnership with 30 countries.
MOST ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF VIETNAM SEE POSITIVE GROWTH IN NOV
Vietnam’s industrial production, retail sales and newly established enterprises enjoyed positive growth in November thanks to improved economic conditions, according to the latest report of the World Bank.
The industrial production index increased by 5.5% month-on-month in November.
WORLD BANK: VIET NAM’S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
Viet Nam’s economic conditions continued to improve and both industrial production and retail sales registered a third month of growth, according to the Viet Nam Macro Monitoring report, which was released by the World Bank (WB) on December 14.
HIGH-QUALITY OUTLOOK FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN
As a key part of its Socioeconomic Development Plan for 2022 and Economic Restructuring Plan for the 2021-2025 period, Vietnam is set to foster a digital economy in the hope of achieving higher quality in economic growth.
BANKING PLATFORM MAMBU RAISES €235 MILLION TO ACCELERATE INVESTMENTS IN INNOVATION
Banking technology platform Mambu, which has a growing presence in Vietnam, has announced a €235 million ($265.9 million) Series E round, which was the largest private financing round for a banking software platform and made it one of the highest-valued B2B software as a service companies founded in Europe.
EXPERTS LINE UP TO EXTOL VIRTUES OF M&A
A variety of voices have explained how new models of collaboration between acquirers and acquirees have been created in a bid to facilitate a more well-rounded ecosystem, and maximise a solid pool of Vietnamese talents.
