The Vietnamese economy is actively recovering with a rebound in industrial production and retail sales, continued trade surplus and stabilized credit growth, a World Bank (WB) update says.

The workplace and workplace experts have never been more focused on productivity and maximizing it than ever before. The pandemic and the switch to remote work have posed some serious conundrums when it comes to keeping people focused, motivated, and high-performing.

The lifting of Covid-19 related restrictions has been carefully made in most cities in Vietnam to resume their economic growth from October 2021 onwards.

Vietnam will increase regional minimum wages by approximately 6 percent from July 1, 2022. The increase varies from US$140 to US$202 depending on the living expenses in a particular region. Businesses should prepare their budgets given the short notice and incorporate the increased HR costs from July 1 and beyond going forward.

Vietnam progressively put in place a range of social distancing and movement restrictions during the fourth wave of Covid-19, which will have long-term and inequitable impacts on its economy. However, in comparison with countries in the region, Vietnam has been the least hit and is expected to be the fastest economy to recover.