Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) will fail if the private and public partners do not share both risks and successes, Ousmane Dione, the Việt Nam director of the World Bank, said at an international workshop held in HCM City on Wednesday.
After posting a reduction last year, the Vietnamese merger and acquisition (M&A) market is expected to grow this year, fuelled by the adoption of new free trade agreements and the Government’s reforms to facilitate foreign investment. M&A expert Yee Chung Seck, partner of multinational law firm Baker & McKenzie, talks with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Thu Hà about the outlook for the market in 2019.
Vietnamese shares advanced on Wednesday as an increase of oil prices helped boost petroleum stocks but worries about trading liquidity overshadowed market progress.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported some positive signs in the handling of 12 major State-owned projects that have long reported losses, as some have managed to resume operations after suspensions or even record profits.
The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) has set a target of having 1,000 outlets by the end of this year.
Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) on Wednesday inaugurated a dairy farm with more than VNĐ1.2 trillion (US$52 million) of capital in the southern province of Tây Ninh.
More than 200 domestic and international companies and brands are showcasing all aspects of shipbuilding, marine services and engineering, marine equipment, and port and supply chain management solutions at the 7th International Maritime Expo that opened in HCM City on Wednesday.
MB Securities Corp’s (MBS) hopes to earn revenue and pre-tax profit of VNĐ1.17 trillion (US$50 million) and VNĐ360 billion in 2019, up by 11 per cent and 78 per cent year-on-year, respectively.
The first strategic start-up investment deal in promoting a chatbot application in food & beverage (F&B), GonJOY, was signed on Tuesday between EM AND AI joint-stock company and an investor from Spain worth US$500,000.
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The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement on a US$100 million credit package and a consultancy programme to promote supply chain financing.
Việt Nam’s total outbound investment in the first quarter of the year hit an estimated US$120 million, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Germany’s Aone Deutschland AG and AquaOne Water JSC (Vietnam) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on operating water plants for AquaOne with total investment of US$100 million.
The Vietbuild exhibition, opened pn Wednesday in Ha Noi, with more than 1,600 pavilions showcasing products at Viet Nam’s biggest construction exhibition.
Việt Nam has great potential in farming swifts for their edible nests, but authorities should make clear zoning plans and regulations related to quality standards, farming and processing, delegates told a forum in HCM City on March 26.
The function of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) was not trading State capital but to organise and develop State capital, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.
Vietnamese enterprises see a chance to export 20,000 tonnes of rice to Egypt, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to enhance the application of e-commerce with the aim of narrowing the digital divide, an official said at the Việt Nam Online Business Forum 2019 held on Tuesday in Hà Nội.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the first quarter of the year reached a three-year record of US$10.8 billion, up 86.2 per cent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), the largest of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, opened in Langkawi, Malaysia on Tuesday, with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, senior officials and international delegates in attendance.
Vietnamese shares changed little on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty about the market’s short-term prospects.
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