Continued bullish exports in August helped cumulative exports for the year rise more than 8%, making it likely shipments will exceed the government’s 7% growth target, says Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn. Despite the stronger baht, exports grew at a double-digit pace for the fourth straight month in August, up 13.2% to US$21.2 billion (702.5 billion […]
Read MoreAsia will be home to 60% of world’s over-65s by 2030, creating growth opportunities for business, says Deloitte, the global consultancy. The over-65 demographic in Asia will grow from 365 million in 2017 to more than 520 million in 2027, according to Deloitte’s Voice of Asia report released this week. While this creates emerging challenges […]
Read MoreHANOI — The Ministry of Finance has developed a draft circular that provides a general legal framework on the electronic trading activities at the stock market. The draft circular has been sent to the market members to collect their ideas and opinions. It is expected to ensure that the electronic trading activities at the stock market will be transparent, fair, secure and correspond to the Law of Electronic […]
Read MoreHANOI – The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and the Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) will continue to promote their cooperation from 2017 to 2020. This was stipulated in an agreement inked by the two banks in Hanoi on Wednesday. Speaking at the signing ceremony, BIDV General Manager Phan […]
Read MoreHANOI – Vietnam led the South East Asian countries in infrastructure spending, which was 5.7 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), a recent report by property services firm CBRE revealed. The report titled ’Connecting Asean: Infrastructure, Integration and Real Estate Growth’ noted that the demand for infrastructure in Vietnam was intensified, given the large-scale urbanisation and the positive economic outlook. Citing statistics, the report […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Low cost carrier AirAsia is set to launch flights from Manila to Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam in November as it seeks to promote greater connectivity within the ASEAN. “We are thrilled to announce that we will start servicing direct flights from Manila to Ho Chi Minh in November as part of […]
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