Businesses get access to non-interest loan package Forty businesses have received money from the Government’s non-interest loan package of VNĐ62 trillion (US$2.7 billion) to pay salaries to nearly 1,200 employees who have stopped working due to the serious impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov’t considering unprecedented US$2.6b support package for Vietnamese hit by COVID-19

The Vietnamese Government is poised to adopt a US$2.6 billion relief package to help those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that has waged devastation on the economy.

Sacombank holds Japan tour lucky draw On October 24 Sacombank held the lucky draw for its promotion programme “Hunting for good deal, winning Japan tours with Sacombank JCB" to identify the winners of the two first prizes of Japan tour vouchers worth VNĐ50 million (US$2,157) each and 14 winners of second prizes of travel coupons worth VNĐ5 million each.

Việt Nam set to be among top ten remittance receivers in 2019 Việt Nam was expected to remain one of the top ten remittance receivers in 2019, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released recently.

Việt Nam set to be among top ten remittance receivers in 2019 Việt Nam was expected to remain one of the top ten remittance receivers in 2019, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released recently.

Sacombank unveils credit card promotion with attractive gifts

Sacombank has launched a promotion programme called "Sống xanh nhẹ nhàng, ngập tràn quà tặng" that will run from October 1 to December 31 targeted at individual customers across the country who have or apply for international credit cards.

High profits lead to stiff competition in credit card market Both domestic and foreign banks are offering preferential programmes to lure more credit card holders to compete for a larger market and a piece of the high profits generated by the credit card segment.

Việt Nam to have first helicopter ride-hailing service Vietnamese ride-hailing firm FastGo on Thursday announced its plan to launch the country’s first helicopter ride-hailing service - FastSky - in Hà Nội by the end of this month.

No huge pressure on exchange in 2019: forecast

Experts forecast that the pressure on exchange rates would not be huge in 2019 with little change for significant volatility.

Decree allows zero-rate loans for under-special control credit institutions

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) issued a decree allowing special loans at zero per cent interest rates for credit institutions which were placed under the SBV’s special control.