ceremony to announce top 500 employers and top 10 workplaces in 2022

Ceremony to announce Top 500 employers and Top 10 workplaces in 2022

Vietnam Business Research Joint Stock Company (Viet Research) in collaboration with Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) is holding the announcement ceremony of the Top 500 Employers and Top 10 Workplaces in Vietnam 2022, and a seminar with the theme: “Creating a good workplace – The key to sustainable development.”
nestles best practices in regenerative agriculture

Nestlé’s best practices in regenerative agriculture

The introduction of regenerative farming methods needs to be promoted. Pham Phu Ngoc, Agro Service manager at Nestlé Vietnam, writes about how this must include biodiversity enhancement, soil and water conservation, and livestock integration.
msb inks 30 million loan agreement with proparco on green projects

MSB inks $30 million loan agreement with Proparco on green projects

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank and Proparco, a development finance institution partly owned by the French Development Agency, inked a loan cooperation agreement worth $30 million with a 5-year term on December 16. This agreement is set to support financial resources for Vietnam's green projects.
livestock groups report gloomy profit

Livestock groups report gloomy profit

Many livestock companies may fail to reach their profit targets for the whole year due to the low selling prices of pork and a surge in input costs.
circumnavigating the global economic challenges

Circumnavigating the global economic challenges

The Vietnamese stock market has fallen close to 40 per cent in 2022. Given the unprecedented level of participation of new F0 investors during the pandemic, the market downturn in Vietnam has dropped much deeper than other markets in Asia.
foreign investors seize stock market opportunities

Foreign investors seize stock market opportunities

Despite difficulties, the domestic stock market has seen a big increase in net buying thanks to a recovery in foreign investor confidence.
undervalued banks winning bet for investors

Undervalued banks winning bet for investors

Although banking profits are expected to grow slower in Q4/2022 and in the first half of 2023, experts still have an optimistic outlook on bank stocks in the short term.
listed companies lean into esg conventions

Listed companies lean into ESG conventions

The mounting acceleration of sustainability and ESG-related criteria have been among the major concerns among financial markets, and Vietnamese organisations are allocating more resources towards improving their resilience.
fed rate hopes weigh on dollar stocks fall ahead of us jobs data

Fed rate hopes weigh on dollar, stocks fall ahead of US jobs data

The dollar struggled to recover on Friday from its recent sell-off as traders grew confident the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes, while an equities rally sputtered ahead of key US jobs data.
digital banking ecosystem offers growth opportunities

Digital banking ecosystem offers growth opportunities

Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) has stepped up its efforts to promote its digital banking ecosystem to unlock growth opportunities for businesses.
ma opportunities in a volatile market session at the vietnam ma forum 2022

'M&A opportunities in a volatile market' session at the Vietnam M&A Forum 2022

Session 1 of the "M&A opportunities in a volatile market" of the Vietnam M&A Forum 2022, was moderated by Seck Yee Chung, partner at Baker & McKenzie Vietnam. Keynote speakers analysed the fluctuations in major economies such as the United States, Japan, EU and their affect on M&A in developing countries and Vietnam in particular.
looking ahead to future ma trends

Looking ahead to future M&A trends

The global economic situation shows that mergers and acquisitions have been slowing down, with the possibility of a recession next year. Le Duc Khanh, director of Investment Capacity Development at VPS, talked with VIR’s Thanh Duy about why he has a more optimistic view of the future, with major restructuring and new deals likely to be agreed.
tokyo stock exchange offers potential for companies

Tokyo Stock Exchange offers potential for companies

Aspiring Vietnamese corporations are increasing their exposure to a broader international investor community. Kazuhiko Yoshimatsu, general manager and chief representative of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Singapore, discussed with VIR’s Luu Huong how businesses can tap into the largest stock exchange in Asia.
liquidity remains under pressure despite stability

Liquidity remains under pressure despite stability

Information risks and liquidity pressure in the capital market have had a negative impact on the stock market, and is expected to last at least in the short term.
vib likely to increase its foreign ownership limit to 30 per cent

VIB likely to increase its foreign ownership limit to 30 per cent

Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB) has announced the final registration date to finalise the list of shareholders to collect written opinions, including the content of adjusting the foreign ownership limit (FOL).