Local shares recovered on Friday from a slight fall despite foreign investors ending up as net sellers on the last day of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) portfolio review.

Farmers, already hit by record low pork prices, are facing a fresh blow with prices for many other agricultural products in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang dropping.

Investors should not expect too much from the derivatives market in the early stages despite its potential benefits, says Nguyễn  Duy Hưng, chairman of Sài Gòn Securities Inc.

To successfully deploy big data in the banking sector, there must be a comprehensive strategy using professional teams who have deep understanding of both finance and technology, said Nguyễn Kim Anh, Deputy Governor of State Bank of Việt Nam.

The need to bring about some degree of parity between foreign-invested and domestic firms while fostering increased linkages was highlighted at the Vietnam Business Forum held on Friday in Hà Nội.

A banking-enterprises link-up programme in HCM City has enabled 4,138 businesses to borrow over VNĐ124.3 trillion (US$5.5 billion) from banks in the first five months of this year, a conference heard on Friday.

Việt Nam and Indonesia boast huge potential in energy collaboration, Indonesian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Ibnu Hadi, said at a conference held in Hà Nội yesterday.

Tourism accelerator Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism has announced a list of four recipients of the 2017 Mekong Business Initiative Innovation Grants.