International green finance beckons: How can Vietnam’s SMEs tap it?
Economy 16:16 15/09/2026International green finance is opening up new opportunities for Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but tapping this fund requires more than meeting basic financial requirements.
Vietnam urged to redesign tax incentives to help SMEs scale up
Economy 14:56 04/08/2026Vietnam’s government is considering corporate income tax cuts for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but experts said the policy should go beyond lower tax rates and create stronger incentives for businesses to expand, invest in technology and join supply chains.
Vietnam plans 3-year corporate tax exemption for SMEs
Economy 18:30 17/05/2025Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly (NA) is set to pass a resolution granting corporate income tax exemptions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for their first three years of operation, as part of sweeping policies to boost private sector growth.
In Vietnam, nearly two-thirds of women-led SMEs see revenue rise with digital payments: survey
Economy 10:46 13/03/2024The firm surveyed 350 SMEs, focusing mainly on micro-SMEs and those led by women in Vietnam
Incoming US consul general in Ho Chi Minh City vows support for Vietnam’s SMEs
Economy 10:02 03/11/2019Fifteen years has passed since Consul General Marie Damour's last post in Ho Chi Minh City
ADB, commercial lenders provide $300mn for Vietnam bank to support SMEs
Economy 11:53 15/12/2018The loan makes ADB the first development finance institution to provide long-term lending to BIDV
Vietnam garment, footwear SMEs should improve supply chain management: workshop
Economy 10:01 10/04/2015As Vietnam has signed, or is finalizing, trade pacts with many foreign partners and economic blocs, Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises operating in leading industries, like garments and footwear, should upgrade their capacity in supply chain management to raise the added-value of their products
Singapore tops ASEAN FDI inflow into Vietnam in 2014: FIA
Economy 16:00 09/01/2015The FDI from Singapore, which ranked third among 101 foreign investors in Vietnam during last year, made up 60 percent of the total FDI registered in the country, said Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment
Singapore takes lead in ASEAN FDI inflows into Vietnam
Economy 15:50 14/11/2014The estimated size of an foreign direct investment (FDI) project financed by investors from ASEAN averages about $21.3 million, higher than the average rate of other FDI project funded by non-ASEAN investors, or about $14.45 million.
Over one-fourth of Singaporean SMEs operating in Vietnam
Economy 09:50 24/10/2014According to survey results released by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore on Tuesday, Vietnam stands 4th position out of five Southeast Asian countries where SMEs of the city-state have chosen to set up production bases or expand production.
Mixed opinions given for Vietnam’s economic prospects
Economy 13:00 06/12/2013The government is at odds with independent institutions the World Bank and HSBC Banking Group in its opinion regarding the recovery of the local economy
Nearly 55,000 Vietnamese enterprises bankrupt in Jan-Nov
Economy 12:00 05/12/2013The country recorded 54,932 enterprise bankruptcies in the first eleven months of this year, 8 percent higher than the previous year
