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Day: January 9, 2025
Vietnam’s wood processing sector shows robust annual growth
Year-on-year, the sector grew by 13.3 percent in December compared to December 2023. For the entire year of 2024, cumulative growth reached 8.5 percent compared to 2023, indicating strong performance throughout the year.
Bold Ride hailing app has started recruiting drivers in Vietnam
With an arguably saturated market it will be interesting to see how easily, if at all, Bolt can gain traction.
Estimated 15 percent increase in Vietnam credit growth in 2024
This is interesting in that credit growth limits were first introduced just over a decade ago to try to keep bank lending and by extension inflation under control, essentially acknowledging that the more money people have to spend the higher inflation will climb. This reality hasn’t changed, however, the connection between inflation and credit growth in Vietnam has, with the former going down this year while the latter has risen.
Vietnam’s education and training sector sees strong growth December FDI
In 2024, the sector attracted a total of 38 new projects with US$39.6 million in newly registered capital…
Vietnam’s quarrying of stone, sand, and gravel records steady December growth
Year-on-year, the sector grew by 2.0 percent in December 2024 compared to December 2023. For the full year of 2024, cumulative production rose by 2.9 percent compared to 2023, reflecting steady growth in this critical industry.
USA sees slight growth in foreign direct investment in Vietnam in December
In 2024, the USA invested in 111 new projects with US$287.25 million in newly registered capital…
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