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The government's 2% interest rate support package creates motivation for the service and manufacturing sectors

The Government published Decree No. 31/2022/ND-CP on State Budget Support for Interest Rates on Loans to Businesses, Cooperatives, and Business Households on May 20, 2018. The State Bank of Vietnam outlines the interest rate assistance plan of commercial banks, ensuring that it does not exceed a total of 40,000 billion VND and is approved by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to primarily support the service and manufacturing sectors.

New draft on classification and operation management of supermarkets

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to eliminate difficulties and impediments for localities in the management and development of many types of commerce infrastructure, the Ministry has drafted a circular outlining the classification and management of many types of commerce infrastructure. The draft is collecting feedback from relevant organizations.

Khanh Hoa: Efforts to connect tourism with India

After the Covid-19 outbreak, the number of Chinese and Russian travellers to Khanh Hoa dropped drastically, therefore the tourism business made attempts to discover new sources of visitors in the Indian market. After several actions aimed at fostering collaboration in tourism development, it is time for firms on both sides to produce distinct goods.

Resolution 11/NQ-CP: Policies positively impact production and business

The government's economic recovery and development policy, as outlined in Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP of January 30, 2022, has had an optimistic impact on the result and operations of businesses.

Hanoi's five month export-import turnover skyrockets

Hanoi enjoyed a surge in exports-imports in the first five months of this year, signalling the capital city’s strong economic recovery, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

HCM City enjoys good economic recovery, development signals

Socio-economic recovery and development have been seen in Ho Chi Minh City – the biggest economic hub in southern Vietnam, with strong growth in production and business activities.

Vietnam’s industrial production up 8.3% in five-month period

The index of industrial production (IIP) in the first five months of 2022 rose by 8.3% over the same period last year, on top of May’s increase of 10.4% from a year earlier.

Hanoi improves investment environment to attract more major businesses

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically put under control, Hanoi has determined that the improvement of investment and business environment is a key task to quickly recover and develop the economy.

Banks await higher credit growth quota

Commercial banks are expecting to have higher credit growth limits in Q2 2022 as they have already used up most of their assigned quota this year.

Five-month tax revenue ups 16.5 percent

The total tax collection in the first five months of this year is estimated at nearly 673 trillion VND (28.8 million USD), equivalent to 57.3 percent of the projection for the whole year and a year-on-year increase of 16.5 percent, according to the General Department of Taxation.

Banks told to rollout low-interest businesses loans

Commercial banks were told to launch a 40 trillion VND support package with a 2 percent yearly rate cut for businesses in a meeting with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) last week.

Ministry helps enterprises effectively deal with trade remedies

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue to coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors in supporting businesses to minimise impacts of trade remedies which may have an detrimental effect on Vietnam’s export activities.

Pilots agrivoltaics model in Da Lat

GIZ has realized the enormous potential of the agrivoltaics model for Viet Nam, a country with large-scale agricultural production and increasing demand for electricity consumption to meet economic growth rates.

Trade revenue set to eclipse 700 billion USD this year

Free trade agreements (FTAs) spurred Vietnam’s bilateral and multilateral trade, with 2022 revenues projected to hit a record 750 billion USD, according to experts.

The Research and Development Board of the private economy wants to remove obstacles for international tourism

The business community and Board IV would like the Prime Minister to consider and direct ministries, branches, and localities to implement a variety of solutions in order to meet the expected goal of welcoming over 5 million international visitors. Vietnam in the year 2022.

Vietnam's credit rating has been improved to BB+ by S&P

Vietnam is one of just two nations in Asia-Pacific whose credit rating has been improved by S&P since the beginning of the year, as a result of the country's steady development over the years. Vietnam has a significant edge in attracting international investment flows.

The State Capital Management Committee wishes to halt the approval of new airlines

To regulate the size of the domestic aviation sector, the Ministry of Transport need alternatives. As a result, it is important to limit the number of new airlines until the market recovers; in the near term, limit the licensing of further fleets until domestic carriers have exhausted all available aircraft, and the size of operation returns to that of 2019.

The State Bank advises firms and cooperatives on loan interest rate assistance

The State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 03/2022/TT-NHNN directing commercial banks to implement interest rate support following the Government's Decree No. 31/2022/ND-CP dated May 20, 2022, on interest rate support from the state budget for loans to enterprises (enterprises), cooperatives, and business households.

The national petroleum management and database system have been operational

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the national petroleum management and administration database system went live on May 20.

Electronic tracing stamps help prevent sugar smuggling

The Ministry of Finance proposes that production and business organizations and individuals in Vietnam build, deploy, and apply the stamp of traceable electronic chips following government regulations and guidelines. of ministries, branches, and related agencies regarding the traceability of imported and domestically produced sugar.