CEO confidence in growth down

CEO confidence in growth down

A majority of CEOs say global economy to remain stalled this year, according to PwC’s 16th Annual Global CEO Survey.
SBV faces tricky juggling act

SBV faces tricky juggling act

Christian Kamm, president of Kamm Investment, asks whether the State Bank’s dollarisation blitz can help get the gold market in order.  
Mekong Cap aims to add value

Mekong Cap aims to add value

Founded in 1993, An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Company is the leading distributor and a manufacturer of crop protection chemicals (CPC) in Vietnam.
No easy medicine to cure banking woes

No easy medicine to cure banking woes

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.
Q&A: On Obama and Vietnam

Q&A: On Obama and Vietnam

With the US President Barrack Obama’s re-election, the US-backed consulting firm BowerGroupAsia’s president and CEO Ernie Bower told VIR’s Thanh Tung about how America’s evolving policies could impact on Asia and the two nations’ investment and trade cooperation.
Controlling credit still a priority

Controlling credit still a priority

Tran Van Tan, head of credit office at the State Bank’s Credit Department, talks with VIR’s Trinh Trang about the banking system’s credit growth in 2013 amid the troubling high volume of non-performing loans.
Bond market to champion growth

Bond market to champion growth

It is possible that policy-makers have been reluctant to promote the creation of a formal debt market because it could limit their control over credit and banking growth and thereby interest rates.
Interest rates likely to drop to 9 per cent: SBV

Interest rates likely to drop to 9 per cent: SBV

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) may reduce deposit interest rates to 9 per cent per year to cut loan rates and help businesses.
Sacombank to dig itself out of hole

Sacombank to dig itself out of hole

Sacombank has unveiled an ambitious plan to issue $200 million worth of dollar bonds overseas this year amid fierce headwinds.
Investors to move with times

Investors to move with times

In November Vietnam’s stock market witnessed low liquidity with stock prices plunging to lows not seen in several years and some stocks were not worth a cup of tea.
HSBC is ready to rise to the challenge

HSBC is ready to rise to the challenge

“But the beauty of a young market is you have an almost un-exploited land to discover.”
AIA’s policy of insuring success in Vietnam

AIA’s policy of insuring success in Vietnam

“So, difficult economic times may actually provide growth opportunities for life insurers.”
Attacking inflation key to a recovery

Attacking inflation key to a recovery

There is both positive and negative news for the equity market in May, although none of it is predicted to be significant.
Economy fast approaching its moment of truth

Economy fast approaching its moment of truth

“The expected results will depend on the persistence of the government’s policies in the next three years to restore the macroeconomic balances which were lost during 2007-2010”
Japan counting the cost of March disasters

Japan counting the cost of March disasters

How is Japan recovering from its devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami and will the disaster impact on its official development assistance (ODA) and direct investment in Vietnam?
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