Retail sales (Total)   Total estimated retail sales of consumer goods and services= 3527.4 trillion dongs (up 10.2% over 2015), if the price factor were excluded, the growth rate would be 7.8%, lower than the growth rate of 8.5% in the previous year due to having no significant change in purchasing power, while the consumer price this year was higher than in 2015.   Transportation & Telecommunication   Estimated passenger carriage = 3620.5 million passengers (raised by 9.6%). Estimated cargo carriage =1275.4 million tons (up 10.6%). Estimated telecommunication sales = 381.7 trillion dongs (up 6.6% over 2015).   Tourist International visitors to Vietnam = 10.01 million arrivals (up 26% from

Overall   In general, trade balance of goods in 2016 was a surplus of US$2.68 billion, of which the domestic economic sector had a trade deficit of US$ 21.02 billion; the FDI sector had a trade surplus of US$ 23.70 billion.   Export (Goods) Estimated export turnovers of goods in 2016 = US$ 175.9 billion (up 8.6% from 2015), of which the domestic economic sector achieved US$ 50.0 billion (up 4.8%); the FDI sector (including crude oil) gained US$ 125.9 billion (up 10.2%)   Import (Goods) Estimated import turnovers of goods in 2016 = US$ 173.3 billion (up 4.6% from 2015), of which the domestic economic sector gained US$ 71.1

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   Assistant Business Analyst  JOB DESCRIPTION – ASSISTANT BUSINESS ANALYST Application deadline: N/A (Until found) Working hours: 40 hours/week Contract: Full-time Location: Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh Salary: Negotiable Task descriptions/ Responsibility Take part in research team to work on primary and secondary research project Support team in managing project and provide report about industries in Vietnam Conduct market research activity in some fieldwork areas Conduct interview, data input, chart analysis Other tasks based on the requirements of each project. Requirements Graduated from economic majors (applicants going to graduate are acceptable) or has experience related to the work Quick, enthusiastic with work, passionate with research and development Fluent in English (equivalent to IELTS 6.0 and over) or Japanese (equivalent

Last Updated：17th Jan 2017 General Nation Social Republic of Vietnam Capital Hanoi ( 7.25 million) Independence day September 2nd  1945 Politics One-party state Army Vietnam’s People Army Currency Vietnam Dong Geography Location Southeast Asia Provinces 5 municipalities and 58 provinces Area 330966.9 km2 Climate Tropical and Monsoon Time zone GMT+7 Demography Population (2016 Feb) 94.1 million rank 14 in world and 8 in Asia Density 305 people/km2 Urban population 32.2 million (33.6%) Average age 30.8 Languages Vietnamese, Minorities’ languages Main language Vietnamese Ethnicity 54 Ethnic groups (87% total) Life expectancy at birth 73 Religion Buddhism, Cathlicism, Cao Dai HDI (2014) 0.666 Economy GDP (nominal, 2016) 4,502,700 billion Per capita 48.6

20-06-2014 The Law on Excise Tax provides for taxable and non-taxable objects, and payers, bases, refund, deduction and reduction of excise tax. CONTENT Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 2: Tax bases Chapter 3: Tax refund, deduction and reduction Chapter 4: Implementation provisions Tax rate for alcohol and beer products had some changes from January 1, 2013. Source: Ministry of Finance The information and statements contained herein, including any expression of opinion, are based upon sources believed to be reliable but their accuracy, completeness or correctness is not guaranteed. B&Company Vietnam accepts no liabilities whatsoever for any direct or consequential loss arising from any use of this document or its contents.

Unemployment rate (overall)   Unemployment rate of working-age labor = 2.30%, of which it was 3.18% for the urban area; 1.86% for the rural area.   Unemployment (youth)   Unemployment rate of the youth aged 15-24= 7.34%, of which it was 11.30% for the urban area; 5.74% for the rural area.   Employment rate   Underemployment rate of working-age labor = 1.64%, lower than the rate of 1.89% in 2015 and 2.40% in 2014, of which it was 0.73% for the urban area; 2.10% for the rural area. The rate of laborers with informal jobs outside of the agricultural, forestry and fishery households= 55.9%, of which 47.0% was in the

    GRDP in Hanoi 2016   Estimated Gross Regional Domestic Product(GRDP) in Hanoi increased 8.2% from 2016. In 2016, Hanoi investment fund reached 277,950 billions VND (up 10% from 2015), of which government fund increase 15%, FDI fund increase 2.4%, export value in December 2016 reached 928 million USD (up 3% from last month).   Export and Import Value in Hanoi    Generally, in 2016 export value reached 10,613 million USD, in which regional export value reached 8,143 million USD. Import value reach 24.833 million USD, in which regional import value reached 10,844 million USD    

Revenue   Total government revenues = 943.3 trillion dongs (93% of annual estimate), of which domestic revenues=744.9 trillion dongs (94.9% of annual estimate); collecting from crude oil= 37.7 trillion dongs (69.2%); from export-import balance = 156.2 trillion dongs (90.8%).   Expenditure   Total government expenditures= 1135.5 trillion dongs (89.2% of annual estimate), of which, spending for development investment= 190.5 trillion dongs (74.7% of annual estimate); spending for economic and social development, national defense and security, state management=786 trillion dongs (95.4%); repayment of debts and provision of aids=150.3 trillion dongs (96.9%).   Source: General Statistics Office

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