banking still a hot ticket

Banking still a hot ticket

Vietnam’s banking industry remains a hot investment destination for domestic and foreign investors despite the country’s recent economic turmoil.
illegal share issuance to face tougher penalties

Illegal share issuance to face tougher penalties

The Vietnamese equity market will be monitored more closely as the government said it would tighten new public companies share sales.

Larger projects divulge resources risks

More foreign direct investment capital is expected to flow into Vietnam but larger projects also bring bigger challenges to the country, economists have said.
bourse ready to roar back into life

Bourse ready to roar back into life

Vietnamese stock prices again went into free-fall last week, but equity strategists said a strong rebound was possible once the market stabilished.
fpt chief knocked off rich list top spot

FPT chief knocked off rich list top spot

The chairman of technology giant FPT was just stripped of his title of Vietnam’s richest man following his company’s share price nose dive.
bourse set to drive growth

Bourse set to drive growth

Vietnam’s stock market will play an increasingly large role in the country’s economic development. “The stock market will be an important channel for long-term capital raising for the country’s economy,” President Nguyen Minh Triet said during a visit to Hanoi Securities Trading Centre (HaSTC) last week.

Curtain lifted on VIR50 Index

The first media - launched index for Vietnam stock market, the VIR50 Index modelled on the Dow Jones Index, has been created to satisfy securities investors’ increasing demand for diversed references.
investment funds to put dong under blow torch

Investment funds to put dong under blow torch

The Vietnamese dong will next year feel the heat to appreciate once billion dollar Chinese investment funds begin flooding the country.
big hitters square up

Big hitters square up

Global investment banks Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are eyeing up Vietnam’s stock market as they apply to set up joint venture securities companies in the country.
hastc set to manage otc exchange in 2008

HaSTC set to manage OTC exchange in 2008

Transactions of unlisted stocks are expected to see increased liquidity and reduced risks once Vietnam’s securities watchdog sets up an over-the-counter exchange in early 2008.

GDP growth talked down

Vietnam is likely to hit its 8.5 per cent GDP growth target this year, but economists have warned that the government’s key emphasis should be on reform not growth figures.
suspect trading to be made public

Suspect trading to be made public

Stock investors are to be informed of unusual securities transactions on Vietnam’s stock exchanges to guard against possible stock price manipulation.
global index to unlock local bourse

Global index to unlock local bourse

Vietnam’s stock market is becoming more accessible to global investors following the launching of the nation’s first equity index for foreign institutional investors.

PM Dung’s progressive leadership applauded

Economic reforms are expected to hit top gear with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the helm, after he was ranked as one of Asia’s most progressive leaders.

State Bank jitters over share trader bank loans

The State Bank may further tighten control over commercial bank loans to share traders in order to reduce bank risks, according to a senior State Bank official.