28-04-2020 17:04
Singapore-headquartered insurtech startup Igloo (previously known as Axinan), announced on April 28 that it has successfully closed its Series A+ funding round, bringing its total funding to $16 million.
23-04-2020 12:41
Vietnam-based e-commerce enabler OnPoint closed its Series A funding round with over $8 million to accelerate its revenue growth and develop an innovative e-commerce solution for its roster of blue-chip clients.
20-04-2020 18:10
Awaiting the prime minister's approval, the project on developing two key waterway logistics corridors with World Bank funding would give a facelift to shipping infrastructure in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City.
18-04-2020 08:00
The coronavirus crisis is expected to create mergers and acquisitions opportunities for foreign dealmakers in the coming months as cash-starved Vietnamese companies seek funding to overcome their difficulties.
29-03-2020 12:04
The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday (Mar 27).
20-03-2020 16:00
BIDV’s overvalued stocks will likely do more harm than good for the lender’s plans to lure funding in the face of pessimistic economic growth, despite last year’s historic deal with South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank.
18-03-2020 16:19
The World Bank and IFC’s Board of Directors today approved a $14 billion package of additional fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19.
12-03-2020 17:46
Thanks to long-term support from ExxonMobil, including $80,000 funding in 2019 alone, millions of children in central Vietnam have been accessing improved healthcare.
12-03-2020 14:53
Hanoi People's Committee has just approved additional funding of more than VND3.5 billion ($152.17 million) from the city budget for COVID-19 screening for persons in concentrated isolation before transferring them into local isolation.
11-03-2020 15:37
Mastercard became the leading investor in the Series B funding round of Indonesian fintech holding company Digiasia, providing both capital and strategic assistance as Digiasia looks to strengthen its suite of financial services that expand the ways individuals and MSMEs can take part in Southeast Asia’s growing digital economy.
06-03-2020 09:00
Vietnam has recently created several favourable policies, including the Politburo’s Resolution No.55-NQ/TW on the orientation of Vietnam’s national energy development strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2045, to boost renewable energy development, with a new programme of corporate power purchase agreements being formulated to attract funding into the sector. Vaibhav Saxena, lawyer at Vietnam International Law Firm, ventures into the policy outlook on renewable energy in this country, which may prove extremely beneficial for financiers who expect to grow their energy investments.
28-02-2020 09:03
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are ready to provide countries in need with immediate emergency funding to fight the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman said on Thursday (Feb 27).
27-02-2020 09:00
Recently, both domestic and overseas investors have displayed significant interest in Vietnam’s healthcare sector. However, attracting funding in healthcare still poses many legal obstacles for investors, making it difficult to further boost development. Managing director of ASL Law Firm Pham Duy Khuong writes about the barriers to attracting such investment in the health arena.
26-02-2020 19:00
Domestic and international private investors are expected to get the thumps-up to venture further into health initiatives in Vietnam on the back of new favourable rules that are expected to change the investment picture in the fairly-untapped but lucrative sector.
20-02-2020 10:00
Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic, investment promotion activities of localities and enterprises have been delayed, possibly impacting Vietnam’s efforts to attract foreign funding.