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Rumour sparks heated post Tet forex confusion

February 26, 2013 | 15:37

After the Tet holiday, a fluctuating foreign exchange rate has raised business community concerns.

SOEs to bravely spend big

February 26, 2013 | 14:52

Many big state-owned enterprises are planning to invest much more than they did last year despite the gloomy economy.

Gold prices bounce despite State Bank control

February 04, 2013 | 17:06

The price of gold in Vietnam, long coveted here as a hedge against economic uncertainty, remains substantially higher than the international price, even though the State Bank now exerts control on the trading of gold bars.

SOEs told to speed reform

January 22, 2013 | 10:01

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered stronger, faster restructuring of state-owned enterprises as many have drawn sharp criticism after incurring heavy losses.

State firms to be kept on tighter leash

January 17, 2013 | 11:08

State groups and corporations will be under tighter management as a result of a new draft decree.

Move to ease a few PPP concerns

January 07, 2013 | 15:48

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is going to propose the Vietnamese government to revise the legal framework on pilot public-private partnership projects.

SOEs to take more of a back seat

January 07, 2013 | 10:17

After two decades of politically mandated leadership of Vietnam’s economy, state-owned enterprises figure to play a reduced role under the new draft amendment of the 1992 Constitution that emphasises competition under the rule of law.

PM Dung's New Year message stresses top priorities

January 02, 2013 | 09:38

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message emphasising the central tasks of 2013, which include institutional improvement, combination of monetary and fiscal policies, support for businesses, administrative reform, economic restructuring, and guarantee of social welfare.

Audit snapshot of SOEs failing to come up to mark

November 28, 2012 | 14:40

Despite some improvements, the performances of state corporations and groups still fell below expectations in 2011, according to a Ministry of Finance report.

Retail banking at the crossroads

November 27, 2012 | 10:53

Dr. Andreas Stoffers, a German retail banker with considerable experience in Vietnam’s banking sector, analyses the challenges and prospects for undertaking retail banking in Vietnam.

A guiding hand to direct banks

November 27, 2012 | 10:30

Controlling inflation and restructuring the banking system are big challenges for the State Bank in 2012. VIR’s Trinh Trang talks with State Bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh on the outcome of the central bank’s efforts in 2012 and the road ahead for 2013.