The HCM City Credit Guarantee Fund provided guarantees to eight projects of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2016 so they could get loans worth a total of VNĐ360 billion (US$16.07 million).
Since the outset of 2016, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has attracted 63 domestic and foreign investment projects worth VNĐ14.67 trillion (US$678.7 million).
Businesses from Italy’s Trento Province have shown their interest in Việt Nam’s investment incentives, especially in technology, electro-mechanics, green agriculture, forestry and pharmaceuticals, which are its strengths.
Việt Nam’s two largest cities -- Hà Nội and HCM City -- have been listed among the top emerging market cities in the world that are attractive for foreign direct investment (FDI).
Speeding the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and development of the stock market is important to secure a Government policy to restructure businesses over the next five years, a finance official said.
At the beginning of December some banks cut deposit interest rates by 0.1-0.2 percentage points.
Việt Nam must improve the local supply of raw materials for the wood processing industry to ensure sustainable development and meet export targets.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged local-level authorities in Gia Lai Province yesterday to strive to become governments of dialogue, working together with businesses and ready to share failures and successes with them.
The local stock market is expected to continue advancing this week on expectations of buying by foreign investors, analysts say.
Viglacera Corporation, a construction materials producer in Việt Nam, is entering into a joint venture partnership with Cuban giant developer Geicon, to manufacture building materials in the Caribbean island nation.
Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet has set its initial public offering (IPO) of 44.78 million shares, equal to 14.9 per cent of the firm’s chartered capital of VNĐ3 trillion (US$133.3 million), to raise US$170 million, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The key point in building smart cities is suitable planning, said Hoàng Lê Minh, director of the Việt Nam National Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI) at the 2016 IT Day held in Hà Nội on Thursday.
Analog signals will be switched off in eight provinces - Bắc Ninh, Bình Dương, Hà Nam, Hải Dương, Hậu Giang, Hưng Yên, Vĩnh Long and Vĩnh Phúc - on December 30.
Việt Nam expects to gain a year-on-year increase of 6.6 per cent in export value of tra fish for this year to US$1.6 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Authorities in the southernmost province of Cà Mau have pledged to continue with administrative reform and offer the most beneficial policies for investors.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is planning to take trade protection measures against cheap and sub-standard steel products imported from abroad, in line with international trade rules.
The National Electronic Authentication Centre (NEAC) should put in place technical solutions to manage providers of certificate authentication (CA) services, said Nguyễn Thành Hưng, deputy minister of Information and Communication.
Việt Nam’s stock market advanced for a third day on the two local exchanges, driven by domestic purchases of local shares on the day foreign funds finished their portfolio review.
Transport infrastructure is an attractive investment field in Việt Nam while the acceleration of equitising State-owned enterprises in the country will create brilliant opportunities for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Experts at a conference held by the National Institute for Finance on Wednesday in Hà Nội said that inconsistencies and overlaps in development planning, as well as lack of cooperation among localities, were hindering regional economic development.
 signed a new three-year mutual recognition agreement with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which continues widening the opportunities to both HKICPA members and ACCA members. (From Left to Right) HKICPA President Edward Au, HKICPA Chief Executive and Registrar Margaret Chan, Head of ACCA)
 The Cyberport 5 is set to become a prominent and significant landmark in Hong Kong’s innovation and technology (I&T) ecosystem. Equipped with next-generation digital infrastructure and advanced smart office facilities, it will bolster key I&T industries and strategic emerging sectors, attracting top-tier enterprises from the Mainland Chinese and gl)
 Cusson Leung, Chief Investment Officer at KGI; James Chu, Chairman at KGI Securities Investment Advisory; James Wey, Head of International Wealth Management at KGI; Kenny Wen, Head of Investment Strategy at KGI)
