The head must take responsibility for causing slow disbursement National Assembly (NA) deputy Đỗ Văn Sinh, Permanent Member of NA Economic Committee, talks to Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam (Vietnam Financial Times) about the disbursement process for public investment projects this year.

F88 pawn chain to issue $2.15 million in bonds Hà Nội-based pawn shop chain F88 announced it has just completed its first bond issuance in 2020 with a value of nearly VNĐ50 billion (US$2.15 million).

Argentina approves economic measures aimed at ending crisis Argentina's centre-left government approved on Monday a package of emergency measures aimed at lifting the South American country out of its worst economic crisis in years.

Low disbursement of public investment in H1: MPI The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) must review obstacles in disbursing public investment as well as accelerate the speed of capital allocation, especially Government bonds and official development aid (ODA).

Oil stocks narrow market's decline

Vietnamese shares on Wednesday continued to lose ground and encounter fluctuations but the strong gain of oil stocks helped narrow market losses.

HCM City aims for healthy business environment in 2019

The HCM City authorities will focus on administrative reform and an improved investment environment for businesses for 2019.

FDI pledges to VN down 1.2% but disbursement up 6.3% in Jan-Oct

Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the first ten months totaled US$27.9 billion, down 1.2 per cent year-on-year, but disbursements rose by 6.3 per cent to $15.1 billion, as per official data.

Trà Vinh Province focuses on economic growth

The Mekong delta province of Trà Vinh will make every effort to achieve its economic growth target of 12 per cent this year, the Secretary of its Party committee, Trần Trí Dũng, has said.

ADB lowers 2018 growth forecast for Việt Nam

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected Việt Nam’s economic growth will be 6.9 per cent this year, taking 0.2 percentage points off from their April forecast as exports, agriculture, construction, and mining are expected to slow in the second half of the year.

State Treasury deposits at banks down 28%

The State Treasury holds deposits of nearly VNĐ170 trillion (US$7.23 billion) in three State-owned commercial banks - Vietcombank, BIDV and VietinBank - by the end of June, down 28 per cent against deposits held in January.