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Recent UNU-WIDER report on 2015 SME survey in Viet Nam gets attention in local media

This report represents the sixth time that the small and medium enterprise (SME) survey has been conducted. The fieldwork behind this document consisted of face-to-face interviews with around 2,500 small and medium sized non-state enterprises operating in the manufacturing sector within ten provinces of the country.

Since the launch of the report, Vietnamese local media has extensively covered the main findings. The coverage highlights the improvements that have taken place across several important dimensions of the business environment and the challenges for the future, which include the limited access to credit and bribe-paying practices.

Read the articles (in Vietnamese)

Báomoi, 9 November 2016: ‘83% doanh nghiệp nhỏ và vừa gặp trở ngại trong kinh doanh’ (‘83% of small and medium-sized enterprises have difficulty in business’).

Vov.vn, 9 November 2016: ‘Môi trường kinh doanh Việt Nam dần cải thiện, rào cản ít đi’ (‘The Vietnamese business environment gradually improves’).

Dan Tri, 9 November 2016: ‘Doanh nghiệp "nhỏ" đang chi khoản "to" cho phí lót tay’ (‘Small enterprises face significant expenses related to bribes’).

VnEconomy, 10 November 2016: ‘"Chi ngoài” của các doanh nghiệp vẫn tăng’ (‘Informal costs of enterprises have increased’).

Sai Gon Giai Phong, 10 November 2016: ‘Chi phí không chính thức của DNNVV vẫn cao’ (‘Informal costs of SMEs still high’).

Infonet, 10 November 2016: ‘Hơn 42% doanh nghiệp phải đưa phong bì, “lót tay”’ (‘More than 42% of enterprises have paid bribes’).

Dau Thau, 10 November 2016: ‘Tạo “cú huých” chính sách phát triển doanh nghiệp nhỏ và vừa’ (‘Policies to develop small and medium-sized enterprises’).

Tienphong, 10 November 2016: ‘Doanh nghiệp lo lắng phí “bôi trơn” ngày càng tăng’ (‘Free enterprise encourages growth’).

Nguoi Lao Dong, 10 November 2016: ‘Môi trường kinh doanh Việt Nam cải thiện đáng kể’ (‘Vietnamese business environment improved significantly’).

Cafef, 10 November 2016:  ‘Môi trường kinh doanh Việt Nam cải thiện đáng kể’ (‘Vietnam business environment improved significantly’).

Taichinh, 11 November 2016: ‘Môi trường kinh doanh Việt Nam đang sáng dần lên’ (‘Vietnam business environment is gradually growing’).

Read the articles (in English)

Vietnambreakingnews.com, 10 November 2016: ‘Getting credit still tough for SMEs’.

Vietnambreakingnews.com, 10 November 2016: ‘Credit still an obstacle for SMEs’.

VietNamNet Online Newspaper, 10 November 2016: ‘Agriculture sector aims to complete 1.2 percent growth target’.

Tuoi Tre News, 10 November 2016: ‘Bribe-paying Vietnamese SMEs acknowledge the rise of unofficial costs: survey’.

Watch the news programmes (in Vietnamese)

VTV, 9 November 2016: 'Events 9/11/2016'.

Congress Television Channel, 9 November 2016:  'Announcing the results of surveys of small and medium enterprises in 2015'