The Commercial Joint Stock Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Việt Nam (Agribank) is the second bank to be named on the country’s list of banks with total assets exceeding the threshold of VNĐ1 quadrillion (US$43.86 billion).

All batches of products made from Siluriformes fish that are to be shipped to the United States will have to undergo food safety tests from August 2, 2017, instead of September 1.

Following the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV)’s decision to cut the annual maximum short-term interest rate for đồng loans by 0.5 percentage points, several banks have announced rate cuts.

The State Audit Office of Việt Nam has issued a decision to audit financial reporting and State-asset management at the Việt Nam Urban and Industrial Zone Development Investment Corporation (IDICO).

Việt Nam, the world’s No1 exporter of cashew products, expects to import an aditional 500,000 tonnes of nuts from now until October to meet its annual export target, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

Hà Nội collected over VNĐ93.9 trillion (US$4.1 billion) in taxes during the first half of this year, completing 50.1 per cent of its annual target and 18 per cent higher compared with the same period in 2016, the municipal Tax Department reported yesterday.

Nearly 70 per cent of 2,600 surveyed small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) had to seek loans on the black market as they were unable to access bank loans.

Việt Nam has good potential in farming swifts for their edible nests, but authorities should make zoning plans and regulations for the industry like they do for the husbandry industry to ensure its sustainable development, according to experts.