
Standard &Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has announced that it has raised Vietnam’s sovereign rating to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-‘, with a stable outlook.

(VEN) - The Spring Dialogue 2019 held by the Party Committee and People’s Committee of Da Nang City on March 1 attracted the participation of reputable Vietnamese and foreign groups.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will lend $100 million to Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) towards extending credit to SMEs.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed cutting corporate income tax (CIT) rates on small and micro businesses from the current 20 percent to 15-17 percent.

Japanese companies highly evaluate Vietnam’s business climate and tend to boost investment in the manufacturing industry, heard a press conference held by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Office in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4.

April 4th, 2019 - Chubb Life Fund Management Company Limited (Chubb Life FMC) – a subsidiary of Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Limited, officially launched its first open-end fund, Chubb Bond Plus Fund.

Vietnam – Austria joint venture Mavin will invest in a high-tech variety research and development center and a food processing plant in the south at a total cost of over 80 million USD, said its Chairman David John Whitehead.

(VEN) - The Vietnamese stock market recorded stable growth in both scale and liquidity in 2018. By the end of January 2019, 32 enterprises with market capitalization of US$1 billion upwards were listed on the two stock exchanges, compared with just one company five years ago.

More than 50 leading US companies operating in different industries arrived on March 12 to explore business opportunities in Vietnam.

BIDV Insurance Corporation (BIC) will cooperate with Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in developing guarantee insurance products in Vietnam under a memorandum of understanding recently signed by the two sides in Hanoi.

VinaCapital Fund Management Joint Stock Company (VCFM), one of the most experienced asset management companies in Vietnam, on March 20 announced the establishment of its fourth open-ended fund - the VinaCapital Insights Balanced Fund (VIBF).

(VEN) - Japanese companies are showing great interest in Vietnamese agriculture, promising development opportunities for the domestic agricultural sector.

(VEN) - Japanese companies are showing great interest in Vietnamese agriculture, promising development opportunities for the domestic agricultural sector.

The function of the Committee for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) is not trading State capital but to organize and develop State capital, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at a working session with the CMSC in Hanoi on March 26.

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) inaugurated a dairy cow farm in the southern province of Tay Ninh on March 27 which covers a total area of 685 hectares, making it the largest of its kind in Vietnam.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam during the first quarter of 2019 hit the highest level since 2016, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

More and more Russian businesses want to study investment opportunities in Vietnam and attract Vietnamese firms to invest in Russia, Sergey Katyrin, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, said at a working session with Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi on March 14.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will launch more effective credit programs to support agricultural production and improve local livelihoods, making contributions to boosting economic growth while wiping out black credit in rural areas.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc encouraged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Investment Corporation of Dubai to expand investment in Vietnam, while hosting the group’s Executive Director and CEO Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani in Hanoi on March 25.

(VEN) - The capital raised through the bank-business connection program has experienced high growth and contributed to the sustainable development of many enterprises. The program was launched in Ho Chi Minh City in 2012 to provide loans at preferential rates to designated firms and individuals.

Three Taiwanese-funded enterprises on March 21 signed deals to invest a total of 30 million USD at the Minh Hung Sikico industrial park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 25 for Alfred Kelly, CEO of Visa – the global payment technology company that looks to enable consumers, businesses, banks, and governments in using digital currency.

(VEN) - Vietnam needs to create new-generation policies to lure foreign investment not only in production but also in other fields such as finance, research and development (R&D), according to representatives of international organizations at a conference on refining policies on FDI attraction. The February 14 event was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in the southern province of Binh Duong.

(VEN) - Vietnam needs to create new-generation policies to lure foreign investment not only in production but also in other fields such as finance, research and development (R&D), according to representatives of international organizations at a conference on refining policies on FDI attraction. The February 14 event was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in the southern province of Binh Duong.