SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Viet Nam
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
KOSGEB |
SME Development Organisation of Turkey |
AED |
Agency for Enterprise Development |
LGF |
Loan Credit Guarantee Fund |
APO |
Asian Productivity Organisation |
LURC |
Land Use Rights Certificate |
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
MFI |
Microfinance Institution |
BDS |
Business Development Service |
MNE |
Multinational Enterprise |
CGF |
Credit Guarantee Fund |
MIC |
Ministry of Information and Communications |
CIT |
Corporate Income Tax |
MOET |
Ministry of Education and Training |
CRM |
Customer Relations Management |
MOF |
Ministry of Finance |
ERC |
Enterprise Registration Certificate |
MOIT |
Ministry of Industry and Trade |
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
MOLISA |
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
MONRE |
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
MOST |
Ministry of Science and Technology |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
MPI |
Ministry of Planning and Investment |
GDVC |
General Department of Viet Nam Customs |
NAFOSTED |
National Foundation for Science and Technology Development |
GEM |
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor |
NATEC |
National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development |
GSO |
Viet Nam General Statistical Office |
NATIF |
National Technology Innovation Fund |
GVC |
Global Value Chains |
NEEC |
National Entrepreneurship and Education Commission |
HCMC |
Ho Chi Minh City |
NPDP |
National Productivity Development Programme |
HGF |
High Growth Firm |
NPL |
Non-Performing Loan |
HNX |
Hanoi Stock Exchange |
NPTI |
National Program on Technology Innovation |
HOSE |
Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange |
NSGE |
National Strategy on Gender Equality |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies |
NSW |
National Single Window |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
NTPP |
National Trade Promotion Programme |
ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
NWBSP |
National Women-led Business Start-up Programme |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic and Cooperation and Development |
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
IPR |
Intellectual Property Right |
PCG |
Partial Credit Guarantee |
ISIC |
International Standard of Industrial Classification |
PCI |
Provincial Competitiveness Index |
ITC |
United Nations International Trade Centre |
PE |
Private Equity |
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
PIP |
Performance Improvement Programme |
PISA |
Programme for International Student Assessment |
UNU-WIDER |
United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research |
PIT |
Personal Income Tax |
UPCOM |
Unlisted Public Company Market |
PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
VASI |
Vietnam Association for Supporting Industries |
RIA |
Regulatory Impact Assessment |
VAT |
Value Added Tax |
SBV |
State Bank of Viet Nam |
VC |
Venture Capital |
SDBS |
Structural and Demographic Business Statistics |
VCCI |
Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
SI |
Supporting Industries |
VDB |
Viet Nam Development Fund |
SME |
Small and Medium Enterprise |
VECITA |
Viet Nam Electronic Commerce and Information Technology Agency |
SMEDF |
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund |
VIETRADE |
Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency |
SOE |
State Owned Enterprise |
VINASME |
Viet Nam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises |
STE |
Science and Technology Enterprise |
VND |
Viet Nam Dong |
STEM |
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics |
VSIC |
Viet Nam Standard Industrial Classification |
SSC |
State Securities Commission |
VWEC |
Viet Nam Women Entrepreneurs Council |
TiVA |
Trade in Value Added |
VYF |
Viet Nam Youth Federation |
TAC |
Technical Assistance Centre |
WBDB |
World Bank Doing Business |
TEA |
Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity |
WBES |
World Bank Enterprise Surveys |
TPO |
Trade Promotion Organisation |
WDI |
World Development Indicators |
TVET |
Technical and Vocational Education and Training |
WED |
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Expert Panel |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
WEF |
World Economic Forum |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organisation |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
WISE |
Women’s Initiative for Start-ups and Entrepreneurship |
UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
WTO |
World Trade Organisation |