WITH Vietnam’s rising need for infrastructure, private investment can play an increasingly important role, said Moody’s Investors Service in its Feb 6 infrastructure and project finance report, Infrastructure in Emerging Markets: Focus on Vietnam. With a relatively high public debt burden and nascent capital markets, Vietnam has been aiming to increase public-private partnerships and foreign direct […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Fitch Ratings believes larger, more established finance companies are better-placed to meet the new requirements while newer, smaller companies that concentrate on cash loans may find it harder to shift their business models. Vietnam’s new regulatory limits on unsecured consumer-finance personal loans will pressure the business models of more-exposed companies over the next […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The new coronavirus is estimated to shave 0.81 percentage points off Vietnam’s annual GDP growth. Vietnam will be among economies in Asia where the economic contagion of the China coronavirus will be deeply felt, economists at ANZ have said in a note. Region takes a hit from nCoV The spread of coronavirus will […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In Vietnam, the greatest SDG investment opportunities are found in transport infrastructure and improving digital access. All emerging markets need an estimated US$10 trillion (USD9.67 trillion) from private-sector investors to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with Vietnam representing US$45.8 billion of that total, according to Opportunity2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Supporting industries hold significant meaning in Vietnam’s efforts to restructure the economy and enhance national competitiveness, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh. Samsung Vietnam on February 4 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Hai Duong People’s Committee in providing assistance […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Up to 64% of respondents in Vietnam applied for online credit in 2019 at least once. As online payments and digital lending are in priority for the Asians when it comes to frequently used financial services, almost two-thirds of respondents in Vietnam applied for online credit and made e-payments in 2019, according to […]
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