02-10-2017 12:45
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is struggling to find sources of funding to meet its need of estimated $40 billion for its approved projects by 2020.
01-09-2017 10:05
With public funding only able to meet a fifth of the VNĐ1.8 quadrillion (US$80 billion) required for development works in HCM City’s in 2016 – 20, authorities are striving to involve the private sector.
23-08-2017 09:49
The slow progress of ODA fund and public investment disbursement may result in huge losses for the whole economy, thus, it is necessary to find ways to use these sources of funding efficiently and transparently to spur economic growth.
15-08-2017 11:13
Vietnam is still facing difficulties in ensuring the counter funding for ODA transport projects, leading to sluggish implementation.
10-08-2017 09:30
When it comes to social housing or affordable housing for low-income earners, funding is usually a key factor in such projects. However, once the projects are completed, problems in planning, investment management and efficiency tend to crop up.
09-08-2017 09:19
iflix, the world’s leading subscription video on demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, announced that it has completed a $133-million funding round as it continues to deliver on its vision of bringing the world’s best entertainment to its audience.
07-08-2017 08:48
An additional VNĐ20 trillion (US$883 million) needed for infrastructure projects by 2020 will have to come from the city budget as well as from private sources, as disbursement of state budget funds remains slow, the deputy chairman of the city’s People’s Committee, Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, has said.
24-06-2017 10:15
Scarce funding and other resources should be directed to priority projects as the main measure to remove traffic bottlenecks in the Mekong Dela region, Deputy PM Trịnh Đình Dũng said yesterday.
21-06-2017 11:00
Britain's Serious Fraud Office said Tuesday it had charged Barclays bank and four former managers, including a chief executive, with "conspiracy to commit fraud" linked to emergency fundraising from Qatar during the financial crisis.
24-05-2017 14:42
The southern province of Dong Nai has attracted nearly 483 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, funding 26 new and 38 existing projects, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
30-04-2017 10:07
Start-up businesses that focus on green growth will have the opportunity to receive funding and access to comprehensive business development support services from the Việt Nam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC).
08-04-2017 10:41
The two urban railway projects Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien and Ben Thanh-Tham Luong, which were in the portfolio of important projects receiving national budget funding of at least VND10 trillion ($438 million) each, are confronted with a shortage of capital.
24-03-2017 14:42
The question of how to raise assorted investment sources in Vietnam for national economic development has dominated the agenda of many economic forums. Senior economist Nguyen Mai discusses the latest efforts made by local firms to shape up and strengthen local and global product supply chains, and what Vietnam must do to boost private firms’ engagement with supporting industry development, laying the bedrock for the next economic leap.
06-03-2017 20:26
Heineken Vietnam Brewery recently presented scholarships and research funding to young talents to support the programme “Towards Water Security” in the 2016 - 2017 school year at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education.
14-02-2017 16:05
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has decided to adjust its construction plan for the North-South Expressway linking Hà Nội and HCM City due to a funding shortfall.