Category: Economy
Measures urged to lure foreign investment in stocks
The State Securities Commission should consider several changes on the stock market to lure foreign capital, such as applying a T+0 or T+1 settlement period and restructuring [...]
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Vietnam borrows 690tr dong in three years: government reports
Vietnam’s public debts, government-guaranteed debts and foreign debts were confirmed still in the safe level by the government at the National Assembly’s meeting [...]
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HSBC lowers 2013 Vietnam forecast
HSBC’s monthly report predicts Vietnam’s GDP growth rate will only reach 5.1 percent in 2013, 0.4 percent lower than its previous forecast. The banking giant [...]
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Nation sees export surge in five months
Vietnam’s exports reached 49.9 billion USD in the first five months of this year, a rise of 15.1 percent over the same period last year, the general Statistical Office [...]
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NA deputies grapple with bad debt confusion
Explanations from Governor Nguyen Van Binh of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on the bad debt over the weekend failed to give National Assembly (NA) deputies a clearer [...]
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Consumer confidence index surges
Vietnam’s consumer confidence index hit 96 points in the first quarter of 2013, an 8 point rise from the previous quarter and 2 points higher than the same period last [...]
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Both trade deficit and surplus cause big worries to Vietnamese
Just within half a year, Vietnam’s foreign trade has gone from one extreme to another. However, both the trade deficit and trade surplus cause worries. In late 2012, [...]
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Vietnam manufacturing contracts in May
Vietnam’s manufacturing sector continued its subdued start to 2013, as May saw outputs, new orders and employment all slip back into contraction following modest gains [...]
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Nation must evolve to lure big business
Vietnam should improve its business environment and accelerate economic reforms to avoid lagging behind other southeast Asian countries. This was the view of attendants at [...]
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Improving business climate – a must
In his opening address, minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh pointed to the fact that despite recent positive signs the national economy is meeting numerous [...]
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Retail sales, services up 11.94pct
Total retail sales of goods and service revenues nationwide were estimated at over 1,065 trillion VND during the first five months of this year, representing a year-on-year [...]
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Stronger support for VN-US economic ties sought
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong has recently toured the States of Illinois and Missouri to seek increased support for Vietnam-US economic and trade ties. [...]
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Tourism year to focus on Highlands
The mountains and forests of the Central Highlands will come into sharp focus at the year-long National Tourism Year 2014 event, organisers said last Friday. Accordingly, the [...]
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Local exporters slowly regaining their mojo
The export and import turnovers of Vietnam’s domestically-owned enterprises have produced a $3 billion trade deficit for the first five months of the year, a bright [...]
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Tax hassles need to end: EuroCham
The European business community in Vietnam is urgently asking the government address tax and auditing troubles to improve the nation’s slowly recovering business [...]
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