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Tag: economy
Vietnam CPI Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index was up 3.63 percent in January 2025 over January 2024. This was a jump from 2.94 percent in December. Note that around the Lunar New Year break prices tend to spike inline with increased demand. This year Tet was in January whereas last year it was in February which would explain the size of the jump.
What Recent Traffic Reforms Say About Doing Business in Vietnam
Change is afoot on the typically chaotic streets of Vietnam with significantly increased fines introduced at the start of the year for a myriad of traffic violations. These changes can in many ways be seen as a proxy for Vietnam’s economic development more broadly. Here’s how.
9 Vietnam Economy Data Sets Foreign Firms Should Track in 2025
As Vietnam continues to expand its role in global trade and attract foreign direct investment, understanding its economic trends is critical for maintaining investor confidence and ensuring sustainable development. Accurate and timely economic data allows international partners and financial institutions to assess Vietnam’s creditworthiness, economic stability, and growth potential. This article list several key economic data sets foreign firms should keep track of…
Vietnam Business Climate Index records unusual jump in Q4
The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam’s Business Confidence Index for the fourth quarter of 2024 has recorded a jump of 15.5 points over the third quarter of the year. It should be noted, however, that the number of respondents was well below average for the year and given the time of year the results may be skewed.
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 Economy in 2024: A Brief Recap
Vietnam had a bumper year in 2024 based on GDP figures alone. Released on Monday, data from the General Office of Statistics, found that the economy had increased in size by 7.09 percent, a significant jump from the 5.05 percent it recorded in 2023. But that’s not to say Vietnam is on a sure footing heading into 2025 (it actually looks more to the contrary) or that everyone was a winner…
Average Salary in Vietnam Q4, 2024
Vietnam has a reputation for abundant low cost labour. This has been instrumental to its rise as a key global manufacturing hub. That said, wages can vary greatly across sectors and industries, and by region. This article discusses the average salary in Vietnam and provides a glimpse into what firms can realistically expect to pay their staff when starting a business in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s CPI rises 2.94% in December, annual average ends year below target
This rise was attributed to adjustments in medical service prices, higher rental housing prices, and increased gasoline prices. Despite the December surge, the average CPI for 2024 rose by only 3.63 percent compared to 2023, staying below the National Assembly’s target.
Vietnam fourth quarter GDP growth comes in at 7.55 percent
This marks the highest fourth-quarter growth since 2018, continuing a quarterly upward trend throughout the year with growth of 5.98 percent in Q1, 7.25 percent in Q2, and 7.43 percent in Q3…
Former Trump security advisor spruiks Vietnam-US trade potential
Of interest, however, is that it was cited by Eric Olander of the China Global South Project in an editorial in which Olander uses O’Brien’s article to catapult into a comparison of the economic might and abilities of Vietnam versus China…
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Vietnam Car Sales Tracker: January Update [data]
Vietnam Exports Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam Imports Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam CPI Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam Tourist Arrivals Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Tracker by Sector: January Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Source Country Tracker: January Update [data set]
Vietnam Retail Sales Tracker: November Update [data set]
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