Around VNĐ178.11 trillion (US$7.98 billion) was lent to more than 19,150 businesses in HCM City in the first nine months of the year under a programme that help connects banks with businesses, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam.

Việt Nam’s tuna exports have witnessed a significant increase, after three years of downfall, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Mexico will be a gateway for Vietnamese firms to expand exports to Latin American markets, heard a conference yesterday.

Vietnamese shares extended losses for a second day, driven by the energy sector after crude prices retreated from a four-month high reached last week.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to make a list of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that refuse to publish information, so that appropriate punishment can be determined.

Credit institutions expect credit growth this year to reach 21.82 per cent, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam’s Q4 survey.

Organisations dealing in production and business activities, with a charter or investment capital of more than VNĐ10 billion (US$444,440), must pay a business fee of VNĐ3 million per year.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has selected consultants to advise on the sale of a 9 per cent stake in dairy firm Vinamilk, the government’s investment arm announced last Friday.

The Government launched a new website this month which enables businesses to send feedback and suggestions.

The Anti-Dumping Commission of Australia (ADC) began investigating against galvanised steel exported into Australia from Việt Nam, India and Malaysia on October 7.

Recently the State Bank of Việt Nam told credit institutions to restrict loans to real estate projects to reduce risks and credit concentration in a single sector.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has selected consultants to advise on the sale of a 9 per cent stake in dairy firm Vinamilk, the government’s investment arm announced on Friday.

Eleven batches of Việt Nam’s seafood products exported to the European Union (EU) between January and September this year had heavy metal residues over permissible limit, the EU has warned.

Viet Nam leads the weekly trend of accessing online video, with 92 per cent of respondents saying that they accessed online video on a weekly basis, Nielsen reported.

The Vietfood and Beverage-ProPack international exhibition will take place at the Hà Nội International Exhibition Center at 91 Trần Hưng Đạo street on November 9 through 12. It is the first time the exhibition will come to Hà Nội.

Việt Nam earned US$1.2 billion from the export of nearly 145,500 tonnes of pepper in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 31.5 per cent in volume and 13.1 per cent in value.

Local shares are forecast to continue their uptrend this week, as investors bet on the prospects of third-quarter earnings.

The groundbreaking ceremony for Asia’s largest, and the world’s fifth largest, exhibition and fair complex was held in Hà Nội last Saturday.