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How Much Can AI Help Businesses Save?
A process that once took 26 minutes was reduced to just 2 minutes. That was the result achieved by Amazon Finance after applying generative AI to monitor, analyze and summarize VAT regulatory changes. It is a useful example of how AI can create measurable efficiency when applied to the right process and the right scope…
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Vietnam’s Economy in the First Nine Months of 2026: Strong Growth and Rapid Asset Accumulation
Vietnam’s economy closed the first nine months of 2026 with GDP growth of 9.01%. Yet behind the strong headline figure lies an increasingly differentiated growth structure: manufacturing, exports and asset accumulation are expanding rapidly, while domestic demand is growing at a slower pace. The return to a trade surplus in September is a positive signal,…
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Financial Pressures Behind Growth
Vietnam’s economy continues to grow strongly, but faster imports, exchange-rate pressure and volatile banking-system liquidity are making the financial environment less predictable for investors and business leaders. Vietnam’s economy continues to maintain strong growth momentum. Industrial production, exports, consumption and credit are still expanding. The most important development is that the financial pressure behind that…
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Vietnam’s Industrial Expansion Accelerates, but Investment Quality Will Define the Next Phase
Vietnam’s economic data for July 2026 point to continued industrial expansion, stronger foreign investment implementation and faster public investment. The underlying picture, however, is becoming less balanced. Production is rising faster than real domestic consumption, imports are expanding significantly faster than exports, and much of the country’s manufacturing growth remains concentrated in foreign-invested supply chains.…
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Vietnam’s Strong Growth Is Creating Opportunities — but Investment Decisions Must Become More Selective
Vietnam delivered another strong economic performance in the first half of 2026. Real GDP expanded by 8.2 percent year-on-year, compared with 7.6 percent in the same period of 2025, supported by manufacturing, exports and rising investment. These figures reinforce Vietnam’s position as one of the region’s more dynamic economies. Yet the underlying data also reveal…
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The Larger the Trade Surplus, the More Closely Vietnamese Goods Will Be Scrutinised
Strong growth in exports to the United States is usually viewed as positive news. However, as Vietnam’s trade surplus rises rapidly, businesses also need to recognise the other side of the story: Vietnamese goods may attract greater scrutiny, not only over pricing but also over origin, raw materials and the entire process through which a…
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