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16/11/2022

Braving the waves: Survey result on covid-19 impact on women-led enterprises

Braving the waves: Survey result on covid-19 impact on women-led enterprises

Braving the waves: Survey result on covid-19 impact on women-led enterprises

Beginning in early 2020, COVID-19 pandemic has spread out and severely affected human life around the globe, causing adverse impacts on the world’s and Vietnam’s economy.

Sharing the same situation as many other countries, Vietnam has been strongly hit by the pandemic break-out. As 2021 went by, economic activities saw significant declines mainly due to strict restrictions and protection measures that were widely adopted, shortage of labor forces caused by high job-quitting rate, disruption of material supply chains, restraints in goods transportation among provinces and cities, bankruptcy or dissolution of businesses as their resources ran out dealing with the pandemic over the long time. Some enterprises had to suspend their business or maintain at low level or delay their production activities due to unprofitable operation and smash in challenging conditions.

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