The country should halve its rice exports from the normal 7-8 million tonnes until 2020 because of difficulties exporters face and falling production due to climate change.
HCMC has launched a new US$45 million fund to create a start-up ecosystem that aims to provide entrepreneurs the chance to successfully grow their business.
Việt Nam’s textile and garment exports this year are estimated to reach US$28.5 billion, meeting roughly 92 per cent of the set plan due to market difficulties.
Policies related to credit guarantees need to be revised to improve the credit access of enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro firms.
The World Bank (WB) is willing to assist Việt Nam in reforming SOEs, WB Country Director for Việt Nam Ousmane Dione told Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.
Tea exports in the past eleven months reached 118,000 tonnes, earning US$197 million, increasing 7.1 per cent in volume and 4.3 per cent in value compared to the same period last year.
Oxfam tax research reports the world's worst tax havens and how the laws adversely affect developing economies like Vietnam.
Vietnam’s cement and clinker export volume in 2016 is estimated at about 15 million tonnes, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association.
Rice and dried tobacco leaves imported from Cambodia will enjoy a import tariffs of zero percent from January 1 – December 31, 2017.
The decline of the railway’s popularity in Việt Nam is not new: back in 2010, the European Union labelled rail transport as the country’s “least relevant” mode of transport.
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