SCB, IFC to invest $1 billion in emerging markets

Standard Chartered (SCB) and International Financial Corporation (IFC), a World Bank group member, have agreed to continue their trade finance partnership with an additional investment of US$1 billion.

Enterprises inserting clips with inappropriate content on YouTube to be fined

Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn has asked the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information to coordinate with the relevant ministries and agencies to punish cases in which Vietnamese enterprises’ advertisements with inappropriate content featured in YouTube videos.

Firms want hotline to Gov’t leaders

Businesses agree that Government Resolution 35 on supporting and developing enterprises  augurs change, but are adopting a wait-and-see attitude toward its implementation.

Credit grows 1% in January: NFSC

The National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) has reported that credit in the first month of the year saw a growth rate of 1 per cent, the highest month-on-month increase over the past five years.

Int’l Woman’s Day boosts sales

Trần Thanh Tú of HCM City was choosing gifts for his mother and wife for International Women’s Day, March 8, at a shopping mall in District 5.

ROS drives VN Index for 2nd day

The VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange advanced for a second day yesterday, driven by stocks in the property and construction sectors.

Many businesses stop advertising on YouTube

Some major brands in Việt Nam had to stop advertising on the world’s largest online video site, YouTube, when these brands’ advertisements were linked to clips containing poor content.

MoIT to inspect fertiliser facilities

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will inspect adherence to inorganic fertiliser production regulations at production and processing enterprises.

Vinalines sets financial priorities

The Government has asked Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) to take measures to manage its finances so as to improve operations and business in the coming years.

Cashless economy target too high: experts

The Prime Minister recently ratified a project to stimulate non-cash transactions in 2016-20 with a view to reducing the cash transactions rate to under 10 per cent.

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