Transfer pricing in gun sights
December 19, 2012 | 15:09
The State Presidential Office has held a press meeting announcing State President’s Order on the promulgation of amended and supplemented Law on Tax Administration, a crucial legal tool for the tax sector to ramp up the fight against transfer pricing.
A real estate thaw? Get real
December 17, 2012 | 16:53
Vietnam’s frozen real estate market is unlikely to thaw in 2013, and may not rebound before a restructuring of the domestic banking industry addresses the crisis in credit and bad debts, writes Dr. Christian Kamm, president of US-backed investment advisory firm Kamm Investment, in Ho Chi Minh City.
Private sector’s role highlighted in government agenda 1
December 12, 2012 | 13:00
The government, in a bold move, is prepared to think out of the square to innovate its policy-making.
IFC investing in Vietnam to help settle banking issues
December 10, 2012 | 14:10
Non-performing loan and cross-ownership are two big issues that Vietnam has to clean up in its banking sector to improve investors’ confidence in the economy.
Economic flaws top CG agenda
December 10, 2012 | 11:45
This Monday’s Consultative Group meeting for Vietnam aims to advise the government on ways to address a series of economic bottlenecks.
Oiling wheels of a slow moving machine
December 06, 2012 | 17:22
Vietnam improved its ranking in respect to tax facilitation as seen in the recent World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Doing Business 2013 Report, but it remains near the bottom among ASEAN countries. Hoang Thi Lan Anh, deputy head of General Department of Taxation (GDT)’s Reform and Modernisation Department, sheds some light on the matter.
Taxing with an even hand
December 06, 2012 | 17:18
Bui Van Nam, chief of the General Department of Taxation, talks to VIR about the tax sector’s constant efforts to ease tax obligations for businesses and individuals and boost governance efficiency.
No easy medicine to cure banking woes
November 27, 2012 | 10:40
A crisis of bad debt is just one reason why Vietnam is restructuring its banking industry amid domestic and global economic turbulence. McKinsey & Company senior partner Joydeep Sengupta and partner Marco Breu offer their perspective on the challenges facing Vietnam’s banking sector.
High-tech agriculture takes root
August 13, 2012 | 15:51
The agriculture sector for many years was an ugly duckling for investors. However, more investors are seeing its huge profit potential with the harnessing of advanced technologies for agriculture manufacturing. Linh Thuy reports.
Textile sector gets stitched up
July 23, 2012 | 12:04
Vietnam’s textile and garment sector is slowly losing its attractiveness to foreign direct investment.
A performance booster for SOEs
July 02, 2012 | 14:37
Marco Breu, managing partner of McKinsey & Company Vietnam, and Diaan-Yin Lin, partner offer an analysis of reform measures regarding state-owned enterprises in Vietnam
Time for FDI engine recalibration
June 25, 2012 | 12:58
Vietnam’s economic uncertainties make the investment climate highly risky.
A hot sector in a cool economy
June 11, 2012 | 13:34
The road network in Vietnam is currently undergoing rapid reconstruction.
M&As continue to help drive the economy
June 04, 2012 | 15:42
KPMG Vietnam’s director of corporate finance advisory services Carl Gordon reviews the recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and key trends in Vietnam.
M&As to remain in vogue in 2012
May 14, 2012 | 09:27
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will continue at high levels in 2012 with inbound acquisitions remaining significant, driven by high levels of interest amongst Asian investors, especially those from Japan and Korea, looking to tap Vietnam’s growing economy, large population and its strong resource base. Stephen Gaskill, deputy general director of PwC Vietnam, puts VIR’s Hoang Anh in the picture.
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