hanoi targets 74 76pc economic growth for 2019

Hanoi targets 7.4-7.6pc economic growth for 2019

The Hanoi People’s Committee has set 22 targets for socio-economic development in 2019, focusing on State budget restructuring, improvement of its investment and business environment and promotion of the innovation and startup ecosystem.
new resolution for a better business environment

New resolution for a better business environment

The Government on Tuesday a resolution setting targets for improving business environment and national competitiveness for 2019 through to 2021.
urgent tax response to going digital

Urgent tax response to going digital

As going digital is gathering steam as a wide phenomenon in today’s business, it represents a need for change to all stakeholders, be it producers, consumers or governments. Trang Pham, partner, and Huong Nguyen, director, Tax Services of EY Vietnam, write about tax authorities’ struggle to catch up to a transformed business environment.
overseas vietnamese seek start up opportunities

Overseas Vietnamese seek start-up opportunities

Overseas Vietnamese are contributing to the city’s development more than ever before but still face constraints in the business environment, according to the chairman of the HCM City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (HCOV).
na vice chairman receives coca cola vietnam ceo

NA Vice Chairman receives Coca-Cola Vietnam CEO

The National Assembly has focused on establishing a complete legal framework to provide a favourable business environment for foreign businesses to invest in Vietnam, including Coca-Cola, NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien said.
vir scoops up three more media prizes

VIR scoops up three more media prizes

VIR has just received three more media prizes, including one A prize, one C prize, and one Condolence prize, at a recent ceremony honouring the best media articles on businesses-entrepreneurs and business environment issues.
vietnam among apecs best in foreign investment

Vietnam among APEC’s best in foreign investment

Thanks to business environment ­improvements, Vietnam continues to top APEC economies for ­increases in cross-border investment, realising an upward trend of confidence in the future long-term sustainable development of the country.
businesses spend one month and ten days on tax and insurance

Businesses spend one month and ten days on tax and insurance

While starting a business, dealing with construction permits, and getting electricity are assessed as the areas seeing the most improvement, paying taxes and resolving insolvency have seen little improvement much over the five years of implementing Resolution 19.
business environment improved but yet to hit targets experts

Business environment improved but yet to hit targets: experts

Vietnam’s business had improved remarkably over the past five years since the Government took action to cut conditions and raise national competitiveness, however, it had not yet reached its targets, said experts at a conference in Ha Noi on Friday.
banks cut fees to improve business climate

Banks cut fees to improve business climate

Banks have cut service fees in response to the Government’s push to improve the business environment, deputy governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu said on Thursday.
reducing expenses with edge computing

Reducing expenses with edge computing

In an increasingly competitive business environment, companies that are taking advantage of IT, particularly edge computing, will soon take over the market. Edge computing optimises data processing, thereby reducing capital expenses and increasing business efficiency.
eximbank to apply infosys technology for enhanced risk management

Eximbank to apply infosys technology for enhanced risk management

The current challenges brought about by changes in the business environment and increasing requirements of risk management regulations have promoted banks, including Eximbank, to synchronise particular products.
tien giang set to aid investor journey

Tien Giang set to aid investor journey

With the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang set to host its major investment promotion conference next week, Tran Thanh Duc, Deputy Chairman of the Tien Giang People’s Committee, talked with VIR’s Huy Tu about the province’s distinct advantages, potential, and recent efforts to provide investors with a compelling business environment for mutual sustainable development.
procedures get cut to boost trade

Procedures get cut to boost trade

In an effort to improve the business environment, the Vietnamese government is accelerating the implementation of the National Single Window and the ASEAN Single Window to boost trade within ASEAN.
govt pledges to protect investors legitimate interests

Gov’t pledges to protect investors’ legitimate interests

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc reaffirmed the Government attaches importance to improving business environment and protecting the interests of investors on the basis of Vietnamese laws during his tour to Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation (FHS) on Friday.