Inspectorate puts SOEs in firing line

Inspectorate puts SOEs in firing line

The Government Inspectorate will put four big state-run groups under the microscope after many state-owned enterprises’ misuse of state capital hits the headlines.
Sky high inventories plague firms

Sky high inventories plague firms

Building materials producers have been knocked sideways by a hostile business climate.
SOEs need to stick to what they do best

SOEs need to stick to what they do best

Vietnam’s state-owned corporations and groups need to pull back from non-core investments by 2015 to assist their restructuring.
Lifebuoys for southern hub firms

Lifebuoys for southern hub firms

Ho Chi Minh Citybankers are providing soft loan lifebuoys to companies.
Firms’ SOS to spark big rescue

Firms’ SOS to spark big rescue

Local enterprises’ dramatic SOS has pushed the government to roll out a major rescue package. However, it is unclear whether the rescue package will actually keep firms afloat.
Vingroup’s eye-catching profit result

Vingroup’s eye-catching profit result

Vingroup saw remarkable growth in 2011 in contrast to the economy’s bitter fortunes.
Lower cost loans for businesses

Lower cost loans for businesses

Getting their hands on one of these lower-cost loans is hard for firms following the central bank’s recent move to lower the rate that banks would charge for the loans.
Rivers of fortune for Mekong’s Ben Tre

Rivers of fortune for Mekong’s Ben Tre

Mekong Delta province Ben Tre is in the middle of a boom with agriculture and aquaculture the mainstays of this solid growth.  
Strangled credit growth to choke banks

Strangled credit growth to choke banks

Contained credit growth could dampen bank profit targets in 2012.
Firms stand firm amid storm

Firms stand firm amid storm

Some production and business sectors have withstood the current tough business climate amid economic uncertainties.
VNPT promises not to make waves

VNPT promises not to make waves

Leading telco group VNPT promises to be discreet in its restructuring plan.
Killing multiple birds with one stone

Killing multiple birds with one stone

The government gave the nod to tax reductions, exemptions and extensions to small- and medium-sized and labour-intensive firms to help them tackle difficulties.
Thinking on the bright side

Thinking on the bright side

The Ministry of Planning and Investment forecasted around 12,000 firms will be dismantled in 2012 against 7,000 dissolved firms in 2011.
IT firms hit roadblocks

IT firms hit roadblocks

The year 2011 was a tough one for information technology firms.
Vingroup’s boss remains richest man on Vietnamese stock market

Vingroup’s boss remains richest man on Vietnamese stock market

Vingroup president Pham Nhat Vuong remains the richest investor on the Vietnamese stock market, with assets of more than VND17 trillion ($808.71 million) in 2011.
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