Việt Nam will adopt multiple solutions to reach its target of US$200 billion in total export value for the year, a year-on-year increase of 13 per cent, officials said.

Analysts say the stock market has been one of the most popular avenues for enterprises to raise capital in recent years, but they now routinely face difficulties with rights issues.

As the importance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the Vietnamese economy grows, experts are calling on the Government to reform the system of credit guarantee funds that are designed to increase SMEs’ access to long-term financing.

The multi-billion-dollar Dung Quất oil refinery upgrade and expansion project is being implemented very slowly and its operator has repeatedly asked the Vietnamese Government for support and incentives.

Real estate, architecture and interior and exterior decoration companies will showcase their latest products at Vietbuild International Exhibition to be held in HCM City from September 27 to October 1.

The Department for Economic Zones Management (DEZM) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment is in the process of completing the draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units, with adjustments being made in terms of local operations, organization, administration and foreign investment incentives and policies.

Investors are shifting off blue chips and flirting with speculative stocks, making it more difficult to predict market trends.

Two branches of the Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) have won a contract to provide loans for the expansion of a granite factory.

Investors could face criminal charges if they try to manipulate stock prices to earn illegal profits and cause damage to the market and listed companies.