evn looking for alternative capital sources

EVN looking for alternative capital sources

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.
hcm city seeks to mobilise vnd18 quadrillion from the private sector

HCM City seeks to mobilise VNĐ1.8 quadrillion from the private sector

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.
speeding up oda and public investments crucial to avoid economic backlash

Speeding up ODA and public investments crucial to avoid economic backlash

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.
slow disbursement hinders oda transport projects

Slow disbursement hinders ODA transport projects

Vietnam is still facing difficulties in ensuring the counter funding for ODA transport projects, leading to sluggish implementation.
social housing projects fail to attract tenants

Social housing projects fail to attract tenants

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.
iflix secures additional 133 million funding

iflix secures additional $133 million funding

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.
city seeks more funding sources for infrastructure projects

City seeks more funding sources for infrastructure projects

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.
prioritisation key to removing mekong delta traffic bottlenecks

Prioritisation key to removing Mekong Delta traffic bottlenecks

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.
ex barclays ceo charged with fraud over qatar funding

Ex-Barclays CEO charged with fraud over Qatar funding

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.
dong nai attracts us 483 million in fdi so far

Dong Nai attracts US$483 million in FDI so far

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.
start up businesses to get funding from vcic

Start-up businesses to get funding from VCIC

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).
ho chi minh city metro projects short on capital

Ho Chi Minh City metro projects short on capital

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.
private funding powers local supply chain leap

Private funding powers local supply chain leap

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.
heineken vietnam contributes to water resources security in vietnam

Heineken Vietnam contributes to water resources security in Vietnam

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.
north south highway plan adjusted

North-South highway plan adjusted

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.