The proposal would give foreign investors a formal role in investing in and operating market infrastructure while helping local authorities gain access to additional capital, modern management technologies and standardised operating models to improve the quality of traditional markets.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will launch the “Digital Transformation for Traditional Market Vendors” programme on June 14 during the “Cashless Payment: Driving Force of the Digital Economy” seminar.
HCM City is enabling vendors at traditional markets to go digital to help them improve sales while also promoting the cultural value of these markets, according to its Department of Industry and Trade.
Despite positive results of the "Vietnamese give priority to use
Vietnamese goods" campaign, the ratio of Vietnamese goods being sold in
traditional markets remains quite modest.