Việt Nam aims to have at least 2 or 3 banks in Asia's top 100 largest banks in terms of assets by 2025.
An international conference on challenges and practical solutions of Việt Nam renewable energy will be held in HCM City on August 23.
The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế is targeting total investment of VNĐ13 trillion (US$56 million) from enterprises this year, an increase of 20 per cent over last year’s figure.
The State Bank of Việt Nam has approved Asia Commercial Bank (ACB)’s proposal to increase its charter capital from VNĐ11.25 trillion (US$479 million) to VNĐ12.88 trillion ($548.34 million).
Private commercial banks have raised deposit rates by 0.1-0.3 percentage points in the past two months to attract depositors amid rising capital demands.
Total insurance premiums in the first seven months of this year surged by 30.8 per cent year-on-year to VNĐ69.5 trillion (US$2.95 billion), the Ministry of Finance reported.
Việt Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has announced plans to finalise the list of shareholders that will receive its first round of dividend payments for 2018 in the form of cash and shares on September 6.
Only 15 per cent of business and investment conditions have been cut or simplified since the start of the year despite an instruction issued by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to ministries and sectors at the start of the year to take drastic measures to cut administrative procedures.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang solicited investment in 64 projects at an investment forum held in HCM City yesterday (August 13).
The Ministry of Finance will collaborate with relevant ministries and agencies to review legal regulations to establish a customs bond system to facilitate customs clearance in Việt Nam in the 2018-19 period.
The failure of the Power Generation Corporation 3 (Genco 3) to sell its stake through initial public offering (IPO) has raised concerns about the upcoming IPO’s of the two other similar companies – Genco 1 and Genco 2 – at the end of this year.
Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) Lê Minh Hưng has recently directed the entire banking industry to strictly control foreign currency lending to better minimise dollar speculation and fight against dollarisation in the economy.
The southern province of Đồng Nai has attracted US$1.14 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, reaching 114 per cent of the annual plan, according to the Đồng Nai Industrial Zones Authority.
The southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu has reported solid growth in the first seven months of the year.
The Việt Nam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish) 2018 will be held the at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from August 22 to August 24, the industry association has announced.
Vietnamese shares had a good start on Monday with two main stock indices rising, with improved liquidity and increased net buying by foreign traders among blue-chips.
Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) plans to issue nearly 33.7 million shares for its employees in the form of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) at the price of VNĐ10,000 per share.
Vietnamese businesses and individuals have stopped importing bitcoin mining equipment to the country since the beginning of July, according to the HCM City Customs Department.