Less income, more prudence: Covid-hit Vietnamese world-class in tightening purse strings

A woman shops at a mobility shopping point in Hanoi, August 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

Forty-eight percent of people have seen their incomes fall this year due to the impacts of Covid-19, and more than half have cut spending, a survey by YouGov found.

A fifth lost at least 20 percent of their incomes, the survey, titled ‘How Covid-19 changed personal finance in Vietnam,’ said.

"Families are still dealing with the impact Covid-19 has had on their personal finances."

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