eximbank and sumitomo mitsui bank step up partnership

Eximbank and Sumitomo Mitsui Bank step up partnership

Vietnam’s Eximbank and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation are joining hands to further enhance their strategic partnership in Vietnam.
masan consumer to buy 249 per cent of vinh hao

Masan Consumer to buy 24.9 per cent of Vinh Hao

Masan Group said its subsidiary Masan Consumer would purchase 24.9 per cent of Vinh Hao Mineral Water Company.
eximbank sacombank marriage

Eximbank, Sacombank marriage

Vietnam’s two leading joint stock lenders, Eximbank and Sacombank, might merge in the next five years.
dragon capital joins un principles for investment

Dragon Capital joins UN principles for investment

Dragon Capital has become a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment.
citi vietnam launches visa debit card

Citi Vietnam launches Visa debit card

Citibank Vietnam has debuted the Citibank Visa Debit Card together with a promotion programme.
foreign remittances estimated at 10bn

Foreign remittances estimated at $10bn

Last year’s overseas remittances into Vietnam have been calculated between $9.5 billion and $10 billion, considerably exceeding the total of $9 billion for 2011.
malaysian becomes basf vietnam head

Malaysian becomes BASF Vietnam head

International leading chemical company BASF has appointed Malaysian Petrus Ng as its new managing director of BASF Vietnam, effective on February 1.
the asset picks citi as vietnams best bank

The Asset picks Citi as Vietnam’s Best Bank

The Asset Magazine has named Citi Vietnam as the Best Bank and the Best Debt House in Vietnam 2012.
outlook not rosy for supporting industries

Outlook not rosy for supporting industries

A 2012 survey of more than 650 companies in supporting industries in Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces provides a mostly cloudy forecast on growth for the next three years.
luxury visa infinite card available in vietnam

Luxury Visa Infinite card available in Vietnam

Visa and Sacombank have launched Visa Infinite in Vietnam.
vietnams first open ended fund is rolled out

Vietnam’s first open-ended fund is rolled out

VinaWealth Fund Management Joint-Stock Co. held the country’s first open-ended domestic fund IPO showcase last week.
siemens scores sought after phu my contract

Siemens scores sought after Phu My contract

Siemens Energy Service has been awarded a long-term service programme contract extension for Phu My 3, Vietnam’s first power plant built on a build-operate-transfer contract.
kkr finds right partner in masan

KKR finds right partner in Masan

To mark the largest private equity investment to date in Vietnam, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), one of the world’s largest and prestigious private equity firms has doubled its stake in Masan Consumer  
schengen visa application centre opens in hcmc

Schengen visa application centre opens in HCMC

The Italian Honorary Consul in Ho Chi Minh City, Carlo Anzon, inaugurated a new Schengen visa application centre on January 9.
ho chi minh city to house first starbucks store in vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City to house first Starbucks store in Vietnam

Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee shop company, will open its first store in Vietnam early February as part of a large expansion in Asia.