Việt Nam News

The growth of the number of new projects was much higher than that of investment capital, which demonstrated that small and medium-sized foreign investors continued to believe in the country's investment environment, the FIA has said. 

The Prime Minister said economic development had experienced some setbacks, with a recorded growth lower than last year. To adapt and, more importantly, to move the economy in the right direction, additional support for businesses and citizens must be a top priority.

Saigon Thương Tín Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) also targets an increase of 11 per cent in total assets and deposits.

Outflows of foreign capital also increased pressure on the market.

Some 70 local and international exhibitors are introducing the latest products and services at the fourth international exhibition for the fertiliser and pesticide industry (AgroChemEx Việt Nam 2023) held in HCM City from April 25 to 26.

Việt Nam remains a key life insurance market in Asia, the Insurance Association of Việt Nam told a meeting in HCM City on Monday.

HCM City received more than US$2.1 billion in remittances in the first quarter of the year, a surge of 19 per cent year-on-year, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam.

When asked to rank the issues most pressing to their organisations, many CxOs rated climate change as a “top-three issue,” ahead of seven others, including innovation, competition for talent, and supply chain challenges. Only economic outlook ranked slightly higher.

FPT corporation – Việt Nam’s leading technology corporation reports today it recorded revenue of VNĐ11.6 trillion (US$486 million) making a profit before tax of VNĐ2.12 trillion in the first quarter 2023

In Việt Nam, franchising is becoming popular in business, especially in popular products such as lemon tea, milk tea.

As fintech is growing at a breakneck pace in the country, laws are playing catchup with the technology. The regulatory gaps put investors at risk and expose the need for legal revision to mitigate the risks.

According to Vinacas, Việt Nam needs to negotiate soon and sign bilateral trade agreements with African countries. That will have import and export tax exemptions for each other's goods, including raw cashew nuts exported from Africa to Việt Nam.

The new policy is aimed to support clients struggling in production and business.

The market benchmark VN-Index logged its second consecutive daily loss.

The Masan management has said it has a clear growth road map in place for 2023-25 with continued focus on its three core growth engines: network growth, member growth and wallet share growth.

Trade officials from Việt Nam’s northern border province of Lào Cai and Honghe county of the neighbouring Chinese province of Yunnan visited the Mekong Delta province of Long An on Sunday, seeking to form partnerships with local agricultural production, processing, and exporting companies.

Three foreign groups unveiled their plans to pour US$3.7 billion into Việt Nam at the Prime Minister’s meeting with foreign investors in Hà Nội on Saturday, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

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