IPOs set to spice up year end trading: analysts

Before the year’s end, the stock market will receive a series of initial public offering (IPO) shares by State owned enterprises (SoEs), including large-scale and capitalized companies, likely to attract cash flow in the stock market, and act as an opportunity for investors to measure business growth for future investments.

Farm exporters warned on pesticides

Vietnamese exporters of farm produce must learn more about food-safety requirements and maximum residue limits (MRL) of importing countries, experts said at a workshop held in HCM City on Thursday.

VN Index down on low investor confidence

Shares declined on the HCM Stock Exchange on Thursday as the market was hit by poor investor confidence due to a lack of supportive information and by intraday profit-taking.

VN’s manufacturing PMI dips to 51.6 in October

Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dipped to 51.6 in October, from 53.3 in September, with weaker increases in output, new orders and employment, according to Nikkei’s IHS Markit report.

Becamex IDC to hold VN’s 2nd-biggest IPO

The Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC) will float over 311.2 million shares, equivalent to 23.63 per cent of its charter capital, in its initial public offering (IPO) on December 1 on the HCM Stock Exchange.

British trade envoy talks up Việt Nam links

British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy  to Việt Nam, Edward Vaizey, tells Vietnam News Agency’s Phạm Diễm Quỳnh in an exclusive interview that one of his top priorities is to make sure the British government realises how important it is to conclude a free trade agreement with Việt Nam because it is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic economies in Asia.

Market rebounds on blue chips

Shares rebounded on the HCM Stock Exchange on Wednesday as large-cap stocks returned to positive territory. The overall market trading conditions remained negative, however, and signaled more volatility in the near future.

Honey exporters eye EU market

The European market has high demand for honey, offering great opportunities for Vietnamese honey producers to boost exports.

VN rises in WB’s ease of doing business ranking

With strengthened access to credit and improvement in tax reforms, Việt Nam moved up 14 places to rank 68 among 190 countries in the 15th edition of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report, themed “Reforming to Create Jobs.”

New board to boost private sector

A board comprising senior executives of major national corporations and industry associations has been launched with the aim of understanding and removing hurdles to a greater private sector role in the national economy.

APEC Summit "a golden chance"

The 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit is a crucial opportunity for businesses throughout central Việt Nam to seek trade partners and export markets as representatives of foreign firms flock to the business forums at APEC from November 5-11, Đà Nẵng business people and officials say.

VN retail forecast to grow steadily

Việt Nam’s retail sector is forecast to be stable in the coming years, attracting investment from many foreign enterprises thank to its large population, brighter economic outlook and greater purchasing power.

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