Improving labour productivity is now critical for Vietnam to boost gross domestic product (GDP) per capita to become an industrialised and upper-middle income nation in the next two decades.
Vietnam and India made significant progress in the textile and garment trade last year, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Đỗ Thắng Hải, saidat the third meeting of the Vietnam-India Joint Sub-Commission on Trade last week.
Vietnam will need around US$148 billion to invest in developing the nationalelectricity gridand resources (not including electricity projects invested under the BOT model) in the 2016-2030 period.
Vietnamese farm produce exports are predicted to thrive this year due to increased market demand and several free trade agreements Vietnam has signed.
British bank HSBC has urged Vietnam to take measures to curb its trade deficit, warning it will put pressure on its balance of payments and current account.
Hong Kong has emerged as a potential export market for Vietnamese products including handicrafts, food, and rattan furniture.
Vietnam Electronic Industry Association (VEIA) and Reed Tradex Co., Ltd. wil co-organize VME Forum which is under topic“Impact of TPP to the Supporting Industries in Vietnam – what businesses need to know”, on April 8, 2016 at 08.30 – 12.00
Recently signed, the European Union – Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) presents exciting opportunities in a multilateral trading partnership that was valued at over 28 billion Euros in 2015.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has recently released its Economic Insight South East Asia Quarterly briefing for the first quarter of 2016.
The Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malaysian embassies in Venezuela have coordinated with the Latin America and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) to organise a workshop on ASEAN-SELA economic cooperation, in the capital Caracas.
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