Stronger measures to save businesses

Stronger measures to save businesses

The Vietnamese Government will take stronger measures to save businesses, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam.
Slow reforms dog property firms

Slow reforms dog property firms

Frustration is growing among real estate developers who were expecting a faster deployment of Resolution 02/NQ-CP’s reforms designed to revive the lackluster property market.
Siemens enters 2013 with full head of steam

Siemens enters 2013 with full head of steam

Siemens has reaped a solid start in fiscal 2013.
Firms remain upbeat despite bad news

Firms remain upbeat despite bad news

More international organisations are believing the glass is half full, not half empty when it comes to Vietnam’s economic prospects.
Tra fish processing industry struggles to reach export goal

Tra fish processing industry struggles to reach export goal

Lack of capital and raw materials are challenges that domestic exporters of tra fish face in hitting the target of $2 billion in export value for this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Profits give banks the flip flops

Profits give banks the flip flops

Banks are anxious about darkening 2012 profit targets.
BP profits slide on lower oil output

BP profits slide on lower oil output

BP net profits sank 18 per cent in the first quarter on lower oil output triggered by the sale of assets to meet costs of the Gulf of Mexico spill disaster, the British energy giant said on Tuesday.
Fiat first quarter profit soars

Fiat first quarter profit soars

Italian auto giant Fiat said Thursday its net profit in the first quarter soared ten-fold to 379 million euros ($500 million) thanks to its US partner Chrysler, without which it would be in the red.
SCG reports operating results for Q1/2012

SCG reports operating results for Q1/2012

SCG today announced the operating performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 showing improved revenue from sales, while lower year-on-year profitability due to the trough in chemicals margins.
Bargains in Hanoi’s Property Market

Bargains in Hanoi’s Property Market

Experts set eyes on Hanoi’s villa and housing market in the first quarter of 2012.
PVN Company releases explanatory report

PVN Company releases explanatory report

After the State Inspectorate announced several wrongdoings by Petro Vietnam (PVN), the Company released a report explaining its situation on April 9.
Property moves with the times

Property moves with the times

It’s proving to be a tough year for the property sector. With the government tightening monetary policies and squeezing credit lines for property trading, not to mention a jump in the interest rates of property credit to more than 20 per cent per year, can listed realty companies really hit their targets this year? Nguyen Minh Hanh, an analyst with PetroVietnam Securities Incorporated, shares her views with VIR.
Rates drive knife into firms

Rates drive knife into firms

Businesses are on the tenterhooks amid current high bank lending rates.

Thien Thanh to build multipurpose project in Danang

Thien Thanh Corporation says it is working on site clearance and seeking consultancy and design companies for its office and commercial services development in Danang.
British bank Lloyds tumbles back into red

British bank Lloyds tumbles back into red

State-rescued Lloyds bank plunged into losses in the first quarter, after setting aside £3.2 billion ($5.3 billion, 3.6 billion euros) to compensate customers who were mis-sold insurance, it said Thursday.
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