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| A furniture production line of Hòa Phát Company. It’s reported that many SOEs have been equitised but only 8 per cent of State capital was sold to the public. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt |
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has appreciated Paris-based BNP Paribas bank’s recommendations as significant to the Vietnamese Government in making and refining policies and laws pertaining to equitisation and divestment at State-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The recommendations were made at a meeting on Tuesday between Huệ and head of BNP Paribas for the Asia-Pacific region Christian De Charnace, held in Hà Nội.
Christian De Charnace gave advice on how to evaluate SOEs and strategic investors, in addition to the role of consultants in SOEs’ equitisation and classification of shares, among others.
He said his bank had participated in consulting for many privatisation deals of SOEs in France and was the consultant for Vietnamese low-budget Vietjet Air’s initial public offering.
The bank’s total outstanding loan in Việt Nam is currently some US$300 million.
At the meeting, Huệ said many SOEs had been equitised but only 8 per cent of State capital was sold to the public. Besides the equitisation, Việt Nam needed to accelerate the sale of State capital in the enterprises that were operating in areas the State did not need to control.
The Deputy PM also expressed hope that the bank stands ready to provide consultancy for the Vietnamese Government, ministries and sectors in related fields.
In the Asia Pacific region, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services, covering corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing, through strategic partnerships. — VNS
