Business

Results of the 10th quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index survey released on March 7 showed that business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam is improving slightly.

Experts have stated their concern over a new draft regulation that would give the EVN more power to increase their prices.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Vietnam wishes to boost two-way trade with the EU and speed up negotiations on the free trade agreement between the two sides.

The NA’s Economic Committee recently admitted that it would not extend any further help to the domestic real estate market.

Individuals and organisations working with foreign traders to buy domestic aqua products could be strictly fined, according to a draft regulation.

ADB and Vietnam signed loan agreements totalling USD111.88 million to help Vietnam enhance low carbon agriculture development, and strengthen capacity to better start-up.

The SBV has asked Bui Quang Tien, head of the Payment Department, to explain his comments concerning ATM customers.

Total revenue from retail trade and services during the first two months of 2013 was estimated at US$20.59 billion, up 10.9 per cent year-on-year.

The domestic textile industry will be greeted with opportunities and orders in the near future.

Several proposals made by interest groups or professional associations have faced public criticism due to their sectional interests or overall lack of applicability.

Though the competitive power market has been in operation for eight months, in practice EVN still holds a monopoly over the market.

More than 600 delegates from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries, including Vietnam, are in Singapore for Round 16 of TPP free trade discussions, which kicked off on March 4.

Several economic experts have criticised a proposal made by the chairman of HCM City Real Estate Association to impose tax on personal savings accounts.

A draft decree by the SBV has stirred up public concern, as it would forbid the use of cash for the purchase of cars and motorbikes.

Vietnam’s GDP is foreseen to reach $154.6 billion or an increase of 5.5% in 2013, the Ernst & Young said in its latest report on 25 world’s fastest-growing markets.

An amendment to the Land Law would require investors to have a clean slate before being granted land for new projects.

Up to 35 banks in Vietnam have continued providing free ATM services for their customers for on-us transactions.

Moscow’s Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association has always helped businesses with any difficulties they encounter, stabilised their production, and assisted the Russian Vietnamese community’s development.

US President Barack Obama has reluctantly signed a ‘sequester’ order that put into effect $85 billion in budget cuts, after he and Republicans failed to reach a deal to avoid an austerity drive that could damage the economy and