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Beyond preferential credit: What Vietnam’s SMEs need to thrive

Beyond preferential credit: What Vietnam’s SMEs need to thrive

In-Depth 17:43 10/08/2026

A VND220 trillion (US$8.4 billion) preferential lending scheme may ease one of the most persistent constraints facing Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Yet cheaper money alone will not solve the deeper problems preventing smaller firms from scaling.