smoothing the way for better roading

Smoothing the way for better roading

Road maintenance funding issues are under the microscope.
ifc increases trade finance line

IFC increases trade finance line

IFC, the private sector funding arm of the World Bank, has expanded a trade finance line to $50 million to the Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB).
hsbc calls for applications for 2012 future first programme

HSBC calls for applications for 2012 Future First programme

HSBC’s is calling for applications for its Future First projects which must be of one-year’s duration and the maximum funding can amount to $50,000.
european stocks mixed as eu summit eases crisis mood

European stocks mixed as EU summit eases crisis mood

European stock markets finished the week on a mixed note while the euro fell following an EU summit on the , new rules to control eurozone budgets and massive central bank funding for banks.
billions dollars for power plants little for transmission system

Billions dollars for power plants, little for transmission system

While most investors have sunk all of their mobilised capital into building power-generating plants, little attention and funding has been paid to the establishment of the transmission system.
australias anz bank to slash 1000 jobs

Australia's ANZ bank to slash 1,000 jobs

Monday announced it will slash about 1,000 jobs in response to a tougher as profits are squeezed by higher funding costs and lower demand for .
vietnam airlines project receives funding

Vietnam Airlines’ project receives funding

Petro Vietnam Finance Corporation (PVFC) and Cathay United Bank (CUB) will co-fund a $7 million project of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to buy spare engines for its Airbus A321 fleet.
us ex im bank chief promotes 15bn in funding

US Ex-Im Bank chief promotes $1.5bn in funding

The US’ Ex-Im Bank had authorised about $1 million in financing to Vietnam last year, but nearly $1.5 billion in critical infrastructure projects was under discussion, said president Fred P. Hochberg.
us ex im bank boss visits vietnam for more funding

U.S. Ex-Im Bank boss visits Vietnam for more funding

U.S. Export-Import Bank chairman and president Fred P. Hochberg is leading a business-development mission in Vietnam on February 5 – 8, which he said funding of almost $1.5 billion in critical infrastructure projects are currently in discussion.
bhp approves 917mn for australia ore facility

BHP approves $917mn for Australia ore facility

Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Thursday approved $917 million in pre-commitment funding to ramp up its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
eu readies unprecedented iran oil bank sanctions

EU readies unprecedented Iran oil, bank sanctions

The European Union is readying its toughest action to date against , moving to dry up funding of its contested by targeting both its oil and financial sector, diplomats said Friday.
vietnam maps out a road to more wealth

Vietnam maps out a road to more wealth

Vietnam’s National Assembly has finished mapping out the country’s road to prosperity until 2015 but government cuts to investment capital could mean funding for the ambitious targets is hard to come by.
korea turns on funding tap

Korea turns on funding tap

The Korean government will support construction of a water supply system in Dak Lak province.
capital shortage threatens vietnams largest iron ore mine

Capital shortage threatens Vietnam's largest iron ore mine

Several partners in Thach Khe iron ore mining project, in Ha Tinh province, have yet to make good on their funding pledges, threatening the entire project.
dollar edges up but central banks action weighs

Dollar edges up but central banks action weighs

The greenback edged up in Asian trade Friday as traders adjusted their positions but an agreement among major central banks to provide dollar funding kept pressure on the US unit, dealers said.