Vietnamese firms have indicated that they are ready to embark on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey, right as ESG standards gave become more mainstream and recognised as essential for businesses.

Monetary policy statements from the central bank which will be released this week is expected to provide the financial markets with guidance on where the central bank would be headed in the short term whilst a mass of economic data and corporate earnings could decide if the recent market gains could be sustained.

The Asia Pacific region is the largest region in the world in terms of both geographic and population size, and as a result the declining population in addition to the increasing aging population in the region has impacted the global labour supply.