MOIT VIETNAM | ACTIVITIES
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Overview of Vietnam's macroeconomics in the first 4 months of the year
Vietnam's economy grew at a rate of 4.48% (yoy) in the first quarter of 2021, equal to the rate of growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 and higher than the rate of growth in the same period in 2020 (3.82% (yoy). In Q1/2021, the agriculture, forestry, and fishery sector grew by 3.16% (yoy); the industry and construction sector grew by 6.30% (yoy); the service sector grew by 3.34% (yoy)
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Enhancing ASEAN development cooperation
From April 23-24, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a high level Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is the first foreign trip of the Prime Minister and he has stated that tightening and strengthening solidarity and cooperation with ASEAN member states is a top priority for Vietnam.
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Laos eyes graduation from the Least Developed Country (“LDC”) in 2026
The Lao government will set up human resource development and cooperation with development partners to ensure Laos is able to graduate from the Least Developed Country Category in 2026.
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Laos, as a least developed country, is still largely dominated by microbusinesses, which account for 94.2 percent of all enterprises in the country
According to the results of the third economic census conducted by the General Statistics Office of Laos in 2019-2020, the number of grassroots economic units in Laos has increased by 9,124 units, from 124,873 in 2013 to 133,997 in 2019. , of which micro enterprises accounted for 94.2%.
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Proposing ASEAN economic development initiatives
The Vietnamese delegation was led by Mr Tran Quoc Khanh - the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade and attendees included representatives from relevant ministries and departments of MOIT.