VNDirect Securities Corporation (VNDS) had the biggest market share out of futures brokerages on the derivatives market in 2018, according to the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX).

Japanese firms consider Việt Nam the most attractive investment destination in Asia due to the country’s high economic growth, its position as a production hub and its large consumer market, according to a News Network Asia (NNA) survey conducted from November 26 to December 9, 2018.

A moderation in Vietnamese banks’ credit growth is a positive for their asset quality and capitalisation, Moody’s Investors Service said in a recent report.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Finance-Budget Committee led by Chairman Nguyễn Đức Hải has paid a visit to Germany to learn from the country’s experience in State budget and tax management.

The central city of Đà Nẵng has called for investment from Singapore to build a 33km tram line connecting the city and Hội An by 2025, vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Đặng Việt Dũng said in a working session with Tan Keng Hwee Seth, Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia (IA) of Singapore.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, demand for dried foods and confectionary is surging in HCM City’s traditional markets.

The assessment of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction must be realistic and systematically in order to tackle shortcomings and meet new domestic and global context, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.

A majority of credit institutions in the country expect an upward trend in their business in 2019 after gaining good results last year, according to a State Bank of Việt Nam’s survey released late last week.

PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) shares jumped 4.7 per cent following the company’s debut on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on Monday.