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Doing business in Vietnam gets easier in 2016
26-10-2016 23:40
Vietnam’s business environment improved in 2016, according to the World Bank’s 2017 Doing Business report released today.
World Bank, IMF challenged by anti-globalisation wave
07-10-2016 16:59
WASHINGTON: Global finance leaders on Thursday (Oct 6) publicly confronted the rising unpopularity of trade liberalisation, saying world economies needed to strive for more inclusive growth.
WB helps build environment data centre in Mekong Delta
06-10-2016 09:25
Experts from ministries and the World Bank discussed the contents of a project on building a databse serving climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi on October 5.
Financing agreement for renewable energy development project extended
02-09-2016 18:26
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to extend the financing agreement (4564-VN) and the non-refundable aid agreement (TF98460) for the World Bank-funded Viet Nam Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP).
IFC commits to Vietnam by buying into TPBank
29-08-2016 09:11
World Bank Group member IFC now owns some 5 per cent of Tien Phong Bank’s stakes, to further assist the lender in expanding its loan services to better serve growing Vietnamese businesses.
IFC media workshop fosters corporate governance awareness
02-08-2016 19:00
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, hosted a two-day corporate governance workshop last week to update regional media on effective practices among public companies. The event helped equip journalists with sufficient skills to identify red flags and unearth deficiencies in business activities.
WB helps Vietnam enhance competitiveness and accelerate green growth
26-07-2016 10:26
On July 25, the World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) signed US$371 million agreements to support with economic competitiveness, climate change response and green growth, and water supply and waste water treatment.
WB warns Vietnam against growing budget deficit
19-07-2016 18:00
Accumulated fiscal imbalances remain a cause of concern for the Vietnamese economy, according to the biannual Taking Stock report released today by the World Bank in Vietnam.
TTC, IFC and Armstrong join hands to develop Vietnam’s renewable energy
01-07-2016 13:13
Thanh Thanh Cong Investment Joint Stock Company (TTC), the holding company of TTC Group, Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC), IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and Singaporean-based Armstrong S.E. Clean Energy Fund have signed the strategic partnership agreement in Ho Chi Minh City.
Reforms needed to close gap in social service access for migrants
17-06-2016 09:11
Vietnam can improve migrants’ access to public services and employment by reducing the time and number of requirements needed for residents to obtain ho khau, or permanent residency, according to a new report by the World Bank (WB) and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
WB helps farmers in Mekong Delta adapt to climate change
13-06-2016 09:19
The World Bank approved a US$310 million credit on June 11 to help Vietnam build climate resilience and ensure sustainable livelihoods of 1.2 million people living in nine Mekong Delta provinces affected by climate change, salinity intrusion, coastal erosion, and flooding.
Vietnam's growth among strongest in large developing ASEAN economies
11-06-2016 09:04
The World Bank (WB) on Tuesday forecast that Vietnam would grow at an average of 6.3 per cent in 2016-18.
World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 2.4%
08-06-2016 10:00
A worried World Bank slashed its growth forecast for the global economy on Tuesday, saying advanced economies are rebounding more slowly than expected and low commodity prices continue to hurt other countries.
Floods, political change hamper Myanmar growth: World Bank
01-06-2016 10:00
Myanmar's growth rate, once one of the world's most impressive, has dipped following heavy floods and an investment slowdown sparked by uncertainty over its political transition, the World Bank said on Tuesday (May 31).
Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience Project ratified
06-05-2016 14:48
The PM has approved the Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project, which is financed by the World Bank (WB).
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