The key reason driving optimism is their hope to live ‘normally’ again (75%), but six in ten (61%) are also feeling positive because of the quality of life they will be able to enjoy.
In 2018, ADB committed to ensuring at least 75% of the total number of its operations support climate action and its own climate finance resources reach at least a cumulative $80 billion by 2030.
The ABP will continue its work on gender equality and the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta.
In this very first cooperation, PCC1 has been working closely with HSBC Vietnam to go through HSBC’s stringent credit approval and management process of sustainable financing controlled by HSBC Asia Pacific Sustainable Loans Committee.
The economist anticipates the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to keep its policy rate on hold at 4.0% to support credit growth and remain vigilant against inflation risks, which are driven by supply-side factors.
With falling birth rates and a rising life expectancy, Vietnam’s elderly are expected to account for between 10% to just under 20% of its population by 2035.
After decades as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Vietnam’s industry and services sectors are entering a new phase of growth propelled by the brain power of an expanding young workforce.
HSBC and Temasek will invest up to a combined US$150 million of equity to fund loans, working alongside the platform’s strategic partners in the initial phase.
As Sole Sustainability Structuring Bank, HSBC supported Vingroup in developing its inaugural Sustainable Finance Framework (the “Framework”), which includes six green and two social project categories across Vingroup's business segments.
Vietnam’s COVID-19 lockdown has constrained the global supply of coffee — and coffee prices could remain “relatively high” through 2022, said Fitch Solutions on an article released by CNBC.
In recent years, Vietnam has emerged as a hub for startups, closely competing with the likes of Indonesia and Singapore. The country has a dynamic startup environment with many entrepreneurs and companies engaged in the most promising sectors.
What no one had predicted was that the Covid virus would continue to mutate and mutate in a way that would make it far more virulent. Along came the Delta variant – a variant that spread so fast that it made it much harder to control.