Total mobilised capital of credit institutions in HCM City in the first two months of the year was estimated at VNĐ1,783 trillion (US$78.03 billion), an increase of 0.31 per cent over the end of 2016 and up 13.18 per cent over the same period last year.

Japanese and Vietnamese experts discussed support policies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at a seminar hosted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment yesterday in the capital.

Many domestic automakers are seen moving toward importing cars, which were previously manufactured and assembled in the country, when the 2018 import tax on cars from ASEAN countries drops to zero, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Heavy Industry Department Director Trương Thanh Hoài.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday received the Chairman and CEO of Aéroports de Paris (ADP), Augustin de Romanet, saying that the French airport group’s investment and business cooperation in Việt Nam will substantially contribute to the two countries’ strategic partnership.

The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday announced that the maximum level of government guarantees for a programme or project has been reduced to 70 per cent from 80 per cent.

The country’s total retail sales and services revenue this February crossed VNĐ309.3 trillion (US$13 billion), data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint-stock Bank (Techcombank) had sold 21 million shares of the Vietnam Airlines Company Limited (Vietnam Airlines), according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

Việt Nam’s upcoming free trade agreement with the European Union (EVFTA) is expected to make Việt Nam the most promising business destination for European companies in Southeast Asia.

Shares edged lower on the two exchanges on Thursday on rising prudence as investors found current valuations no longer attractive.