safety first for deposits

Safety first for deposits

National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee chairman Phung Quoc Hien chats with VIR about how to boost deposit insurer investment efficiency while ensuring the banking system safety.
state budget at the crossroads

State budget at the crossroads

State budget allocation is hot on the National Assembly’s agenda. National Assembly Economic Committee deputy chairman Mai Xuan Hung sheds some light on the issue.
exports face ending year on a low

Exports face ending year on a low

A number of factors could hold back agricultural product exports in 2011’s remaining months despite earlier buoyant figures.
coffee cap causes buzz

Coffee cap causes buzz

Changes are brewing in the coffee industry after a government call for a cap on coffee exports but not all industry players can see the perks.
sector searches for a rich blend

Sector searches for a rich blend

The current coffee export system needs to be restructured to promote Vietnam’s global coffee brand value and make the local market healthier. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan sheds some light on the issue.
hiking rice export prices might endanger the domestic market

Hiking rice export prices might endanger the domestic market

According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), the Thai government’s rice price hike programme would result in surging rice export prices until the year’s end.
answer to salt sectors bitter question

Answer to salt sector’s bitter question

Northern Food Corporation’s Branch for Salt Experiment and Technology Transfer director Bui Son Long tells VIR that raising industrial salt output would address the salt industry’s stinging problem.
net cast for juicy seafood import favours

Net cast for juicy seafood import favours

Customs procedures are being eased towards seafood material imports which are used to produce for exports.
forex risks start to loom large

Forex risks start to loom large

Dong-dollar exchange rate pressure is mounting.
getting accustomed to change

Getting accustomed to change

More firms will benefit from smoother customs procedures.
livestock a bridge too far

Livestock a bridge too far

Businesses are hesitate to invest in livestock breeding despite exceptional profit rates.
cashews a hard nut to crack

Cashews a hard nut to crack

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has adopted a flexible approach towards stuck cashew import shipments at ports as affected by MARD’s Circular 13/2011/TT-BNNPTNN dated March 16, 2011.
insurance a case of trial and error

Insurance a case of trial and error

Great effort is needed to ensure the successful trial of agricultural insurance.
great interest in the money circle

Great interest in the money circle

National Financial Supervisory Commission deputy head Le Xuan Nghia tells VIR why banks’ deposit rates continue to face tension on the back of easing inflation.
agricultural exports blossom in 2011

Agricultural exports blossom in 2011

Vietnam’s agricultural sector expects to surpass 2011’s export target of $23 billion since agricultural, forest items and seafood exports exceeded $10 billion in the year’s first five months.