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Climate-smart business investment potential in Vietnam estimated at US$753 billion

The Hanoitimes – Given Vietnam’s investment deficit regarding sustainable development projects, there is a growing need for innovative solutions that open up opportunities for private investment into economically, socially and environmentally sustainable projects. The climate-smart business investment potential in Vietnam alone is estimated at US$753 billion, with the majority (US$571 billion) in meeting the country’s low-carbon […]

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Vietnam, Sweden push for EVFTA signing in upcoming weeks

The Hanoitimes – The move would bring mutual benefits for all parties involved, contributing to greater cooperation in investment and trade between Vietnam and Sweden. Vietnam and Sweden have agreed to push for the signing of EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) in the upcoming weeks, […]

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Vietnam escapes US’s likely currency manipulator blacklist

The Hanoitimes – Current account surplus was a factor that prompted Treasury to examine for currency manipulation. The United States is likely not to include Vietnam in a twice-yearly report of currency manipulators based on new data the country provided the Treasury Department, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, Vietnam […]

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Vietnam minister contemplates mobile, non-cash money services

Mobile money services promote non-cash payments and help the poor living in mountainous and remote areas access services on the internet, Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said at a two-day conference on financial inclusion held in Hanoi on Thursday. The services allow users to transfer and receive money as well as […]

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Vietnam, Malaysia check out trade, investment prospects

Trade between Vietnam and Malaysia has increased dramatically in recent years but they still have great untapped potential, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City last week. Speaking at Gateway into the Malaysia Market through Selangor International Business Summit 2019 organised by Invest Selangor Bhd and the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho […]

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Vietnam among top Asean destinations for private equity

VIETNAM is among the top three Asean countries attracting private equity (PE) investment in terms of deal value, according to a report released by the auditing and business consulting firm Grant Thornton. The report noted that Vietnam saw 38 PE transactions in 2018 with total value of more than US$1.6bil (RM6.7bil), after Singapore and Indonesia. […]

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