The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs (ILSSA) and UNU-WIDER are co-organizing a seminar on 9 November to present and discuss the findings of the report 'Characteristics of the Vietnamese Business Environment: Evidence from a SME Survey in 2015'.
The report provides researchers and policy makers with a snapshot of several important dimensions of the business environment in Viet Nam. It also presents trends emerging from a comparison of findings with the 2013 survey and earlier years.
The seminar will attract participation by representatives of state agencies, business associations, experts at local research institutes and universities, and media.
Programme
| 09:00-09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30-09:50 |
Opening words
Phan Duc Hieu, Vice President, CIEM
Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER
Dao Quang Vinh, President, ILSSA
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| 09:50-10:00 |
Introduction of 2015 SME survey Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER |
| 10:00-10:50 |
Main contents of the report
John Rand, University of Copenhagen
Smriti Sharma, UNU-WIDER
Neda Trifković, UNU-WIDER
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| 10:50-11:00 |
Conclusions and key policy implications Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER |
| 11:00-11:20 | Open discussion |
| 11:20-11:30 |
Closing speech
Phan Duc Hieu, Vice President, CIEM
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| 11:30 | Lunch |
This project responds to the call by the UN Secretary General for reliable, timely and better disaggregated, country level data in the search for an evidence-based course to realizing economic transformation and sustainable development in a post-2015 development context. Specifically, the project builds on – and further develops – two unique firm and rural household panel data sets in Viet Nam, a dynamic East-Asian economy. Read more
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