WB to continue supporting Vietnam on development path

WB to continue supporting Vietnam on development path

World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione said the bank will continue supporting the Southeast Asian country on its development path at a meeting with Politburo member Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission in Hanoi on June 10.
Banks urged to further support COVID-19 affected customers

Banks urged to further support COVID-19 affected customers

Governor of the State Bank of Viet nam Le Minh Hung has called on commercial banks to urgently simplify lending procedures to help COVID-19-affected firms easily access preferential interest rate loans.
Holistic support to reboot business

Holistic support to reboot business

After months of proposals, domestic and international businesses are expected to have an unprecedented online dialogue with the Vietnamese prime minister this week to discuss the most effective incentives to ease their difficulties and to fuel the economy in response to the battle against the coronavirus.
Commercial banks cut profit target amid COVID-19 pandemic

Commercial banks cut profit target amid COVID-19 pandemic

Many banks in Vietnam have reduced their profit target for 2020, and plan to support companies severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shinhan Finance contributes VND1.2 billion to join hands to fight COVID-19

Shinhan Finance contributes VND1.2 billion to join hands to fight COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, Shinhan Vietnam Finance Co., Ltd. just announced multiple actions to support the nation’s efforts to protect the lives and livelihoods of the community, customers, and its workforce.    
Vietnam, Italy set up strategic partnership

Vietnam, Italy set up strategic partnership

Having enjoyed the sound friendship and remarkable developments in their bilateral relations, Vietnam and Italy agreed to establish a strategic partnership to further intensify their cooperation in the existing areas and expand it to new fields.
Working hard to win employees’ loyalty

Working hard to win employees’ loyalty

Vu Quang Hung, deputy director of the Hanoi Power Corporation, analyses how to encourage employee loyalty and abate labour turnover at Vietnamese businesses.
Businesses urgently need supporting industries

Businesses urgently need supporting industries

Supporting industries play a key role in developing other sectors but how to develop them effectively remains an open question.
SMEs are fighting for survival

SMEs are fighting for survival

There are radical changes in current business landscape compared to several months ago with scarce capital and growing stockpiles firms’ largest burdens at present, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) general secretary Pham Thi Thu Hang tells VIR.
Ha Tinh eyes greater investment

Ha Tinh eyes greater investment

Official development assistance (ODA) has been a very important financial source bolstering socio-economic development in poor provinces.
List of national target programs in 2011

List of national target programs in 2011

Some 15 national target programs will be carried out in 2011, according to PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s Decision No. 2331/QĐ-TTg dated on December 20, 2010.
Safety net for Libya workers

Safety net for Libya workers

Besides having bank loans rescheduled, repatriate workers from strife-torn Libya would enjoy further government support to stabilise their lives, said Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) Overseas Labour Management Department deputy head Dao Cong Hai.
Implementing the PPP legal  framework

Implementing the PPP legal framework

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 9, 2010 approved the much anticipated legal framework for public-private partnerships (PPP) in Vietnam.
Driving into a New Era

Driving into a New Era

The United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP15), where 15,000 officials, advisors, diplomats, campaigners and media representatives from nearly 200 countries will meet, is one of the most significant gatherings in history.
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