Micro- and small-sized enterprises and those in business for less than three years were the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report on the pandemic’s impact on businesses in Vietnam.

A year after the coronavirus pandemic first drove the U.S. economy into the deepest downturn in generations, high-frequency economic indicators illustrate a strong rebound -- yet there’s still a ways to go.

Canada could be set for better-than-expected growth this year, global economy forecast to expand by 5.5%

The U.S. could help drive a powerful global economic recovery this year, as it plays a more central role in the comeback than after the financial crisis, reflecting the unusual nature of the Covid-19 shock and the flexibility of the American economy.

After months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Continental Free Trade Area launches, but full implementation of the historic pact may take years.

The post-Covid-19 period is a decisive opportunity for Vietnam to realize its aspirations to become a high-income country by 2045, and continue to strongly promote the process of economic restructuring and transformation of the growth model in order to completely overcome internal weaknesses, in parallel with solving a series of newly arising problems.

Compounding the human and health costs, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit Russia’s economy hard, with the economy expected to contract by 4 percent in 2020 before returning to growth between 2 and 3 percent in the following two years.

Japanese businesses consider Vietnam as an attractive investment destination following the Southeast Asian nation’s success in COVID-19 control, ambassador Yamada Takio told a conference in Hanoi on Dec. 21.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Myanmar on December 17 hosted a webinar on “Foreign Investments in Myanmar in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic”, bringing together officials from both countries.

The support policies for small and medium enterprises have been brought into full play, helping enterprises to overcome difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.However, despite a long period of implementation, many businesses still have difficulty accessing them and somedo not know the supporting policies yet.