Việt Nam News

Prospects for credit growth and exchange rates will create favourable conditions for non-bank corporate bonds to recover in the final months of this year, analysts forecast.

The Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) expects GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 to reach 7.4 per cent, thereby reaching the 7 per cent target set by the Government.

Việt Nam wants to strengthen co-operation with the EU for green transformation, and views the bloc as an important partner.

Building an inclusive digital future, especially for vulnerable groups, is crucial for Việt Nam's path toward prosperity, equity, and sustainability amidst digital transformation, the Multilateral Forum (MSF) 2024 was told.

The central province has proposed hosting the first ever international Ngọc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis, or Vietnamese ginseng) festival next year – an event to promote the national brand and investment opportunities for international partners in the central province.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index closed at 1,279.77 points, down by 5.69 points, or 0.44 per cent, its second consecutive trading day loss.

The European Commission has proposed to postpone implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by on year, allowing Vietnamese companies to be fully prepared in their due diligence obligations, according to the Việt Nam Trade Office in the EU.

The annual Green Economy Forum and Exhibition (GEFE), themed “Building Green Future”, has begun in Thủ Đức City this morning at Thiskyhall Sala Convention Centre, featuring European innovations and sustainable solutions for Việt Nam.

Despite initial successful integration, Vietnamese companies are positioned among the lowest segments of global value chains, due to offering products with little added value.

SSI has announced its third quarter results that show revenues and profits before tax were worth VNĐ1.99 trillion (US$79.1 million) and VNĐ937 billion ($37.2 million), up 5 per cent and 11 per cent year-on-year.

A delegation of the administration of northern Hải Phòng city has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the Canadian - ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and visited dynaCert, a Canada-based company delivering carbon emission reduction technologies, in efforts to connect technology supply and demand and help local businesses expand markets.

The West African country has the most stable politics in the region, and an open economy. It is home to the headquarters of the Central Bank of West African States, the Dakar international seaport and a railway system, which is transit point for goods in the sub-region.

Meanwhile, 40.4 per cent of the surveyed enterprises said their business will remain stable and the remaining 17.4 per cent of the firms foresaw more difficulties.

Nestlé Vietnam through Nestlé MILO has launched its nutrition and exercise education programme for primary school students for the 2024-25 school year, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training.

About 30 Vietnamese handicraft and gift companies are promoting their products at the MEGA Show Hong Kong 2024 which is taking place in the special administrative region of China from October 20-23.

Global gold prices have also increased due to expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.

This significant restructuring of credit institutions opens up numerous growth opportunities for both the receiving and transferred banks.

Under the programme on high-tech marine farming, worth VNĐ1 trillion, the province will focus on an area of three to six nautical miles off Vạn Ninh District, Ninh Hòa Town and Nha Trang Bay.