Low interest rates put pressure on non-life insurers

hough the economic recovery can give non-life insurers opportunities to improve revenue, it will be still difficult for them to increase profits as the majority of their investment portfolios are bank savings and government bonds, whose interest rates are forecast to remain at low levels this year.

7.5 million farming households to be connected to Postmart.vn

The Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPOST) will cooperate with the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Farmers' Union (VFU) to support 7.5 million farming households to introduce their products for free on its e-commerce platform Postmart.vn in 2022.

CPI rises as food and fuel spike

Việt Nam's CPI has increased by 1 per cent in February and 1.42 per cent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam.

More money added to FDI projects

Several major foreign direct investments (FDI) projects increased their investment capital by a hundred million dollars in the first two months of 2022, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

Bayer medical innovation fuels transformation of pharma business

Bayer has presented the latest developments in the ongoing transformation of its pharmaceuticals business aimed at delivering long-term, sustainable business growth by bringing forward new options for patientsat its annual Pharma Media Day.

Programme to help Vietnamese, RoK firms beef up trade cooperation

A trade promotion programme between representatives of 58 enterprises from Incheon, Jeonju, Daegu, Gyeongbuk of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese potential firms will be held virtually on March 21-25 by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Hà Nội.

Trading value at MXV tops VNĐ10 trillion for the first time

After the Mercantile Exchange of Việt Nam (MXV) was allowed to connect with international exchanges, the domestic commodity trading market was organised to operate stably and sustainably, creating the premise for breakthrough developments.

Property-buying consumer survey released

A study of consumer sentiment in the domestic real estate market in the first half of 2022 was launched by Batdongsan, the leading real estate trading website in Việt Nam.

VAT reduction: impacts and problems in execution

Việt Nam’s Government slashed the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 10 to 8 per cent earlier this month – a move that cost the State budget VNĐ49.4 trillion (US$2.2 billion) but, along with other support, is expected to help boost the pandemic-hit economy.

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