Topic: optimistic

The UOB Business Outlook Study 2025 shows that businesses remain optimistic inspite of the recent US tariff announcement.

FDI enterprises are the most optimistic about improvements or stability in production and operations.

A survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows that many enterprises believe that production and business as well as orders will increase by the end of the year, even if global inflation increases. Notably, the non-State sector was the most optimistic, with 83.6 per cent of respondents anticipating better production and business conditions in the fourth quarter. The rate among foreign enterprises was 80.9 per cent.

Seafood export turnover in August was 54 per cent higher than in August 2021 and rose 35.5 per cent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2022. However, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has said that this growth does not offer an optimistic outlook because it comes from a low base and exports fell to below $1 billion in July and the trend continued in August.