Vietnam: Kiên Giang eyes $1b in exports Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang is striving to earn at least US$1 billion from exports by 2020, according to the province recently-released action programme. Of these, farm produce is expected to yield $495 million and aquaculture $230 million. The province will […]
Read MoreVietnam: Coffee firms want State help Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The Vi?t Nam Coffee and Cacao Association (Vicofa) has proposed to the State that it launch credit support for local coffee firms competing with foreign companies. The association said that local enterprises must pay interest rates of between 6.5 per cent and 7 per […]
Read MoreVietnam: Central bank keeps eye on credit growth Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The State Bank of Vi?t Nam (SBV) will closely watch credit growth and direct the credit flow into production in the remaining months of this year. SBV’s Governor Lê Minh H?ng said that the central bank would continue its flexible monetary policies […]
Read MoreVietnam: Oil pushes VN Index up again Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – Vietnamese shares advanced yesterday as the oil sector was boosted by a positive trend in global oil prices. The benchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange rose 1.3 per cent to finish at 637.34 points, extending a gain of 1.6 per cent […]
Read MoreVietnam: Vietnamese real estate draws Singapore investment Tuesday, 9 August 2016 – Investment from Singapore into Vietnamese real estate is increasing with the presence of seasoned investors, according to Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper. Consul General to the city Leow Siu Lin said Vietnam is one of the leading markets of Singapore . Many Singaporean property […]
Read MoreVietnam: Export growth 50% of target Tuesday, 9 August 2016 – The country’s total export turnover in the first seven months of the year was US$96.83 billion, representing an annual increase of 5.3 per cent, said D??ng Duy H?ng, director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Planning Department. However, the growth of total export […]
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