Solutions outlined to speed up public spending

Solutions outlined to speed up public spending

Completing the disbursement plan for public spending is not easy due to adverse factors in construction.
South Korea backs Vietnam’s public investment management

South Korea backs Vietnam’s public investment management

South Korea is helping Vietnam find a solution to public investment challenges in consultation with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)-and urging the creation of a new agency to closely monitor and manage public investments.
Let the foreign investor beware

Let the foreign investor beware

Vietnam’s young bourses are a work in progress, with rules and regulations subject to frequent fine-tuning.
Vietnam’s official public debt bulletin to be released

Vietnam’s official public debt bulletin to be released

The Ministry of Finance will officially release Vietnam’s public debt bulletins in Vietnamese and English.
A brighter forecast for the new year

A brighter forecast for the new year

On the eve of the new year, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh told VIR’s Tung Ha that the economy in 2013 will see positive changes with important results thanks to the government’s specific measures.
2012: The year cloud computing took a bite out of IT

2012: The year cloud computing took a bite out of IT 1

When we started talking about cloud computing five years ago, it meant one thing: Services such as Amazon or Salesforce that customers could self-provision over the Internet and pay as they go.
Party chief demands investment answers

Party chief demands investment answers

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to underline its public investment control efforts.
Cutting into red tape to reform business outlook

Cutting into red tape to reform business outlook

The Ministry of Planning and Investment, Agency for Business Registration and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) are about to launch an online national business registration system at the end of this year as part of the business registration reform.
Alarm at SOEs’ debt levels

Alarm at SOEs’ debt levels

The prime minister said public debt must not exceed 65 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) debt situation needs to be controlled.
Facebook seeks to raise $5 bln in IPO

Facebook seeks to raise $5 bln in IPO

Social networking titan Facebook filed to go public, seeking to raise $5 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.
PM Dung’s New Year message

PM Dung’s New Year message

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message emphasizing the central tasks of 2012, which include economic restructuring, growth model renovation, fast and sustainable development.
Local and global economies offer very little warmth

Local and global economies offer very little warmth

The global economy is experiencing an increasingly tough time, with the impact of public debt storm in Europe reaching leading developing countries which are no longer the pillars of global growth.
KPMG looks to push PPP

KPMG looks to push PPP

KPMG Vietnam wants to assist the government with the process of building financial models and the public finance management for public-private partnership projects in Vietnam.
Putting the nation before self interest

Putting the nation before self interest

The government is expecting a massive reduction in public investment next year. However, this will test the resolve of government bodies and local authorities.  
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.
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