PLAN TO IMPROVE FDI ATTRACTION UNDER DISCUSSION
The assessment of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction must be realistic and systematic to tackle shortcomings, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.
CPTPP GOES LIVE IN VIETNAM
Today the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, CPTPP, enters into force in Vietnam after going live on December 30, 2018 for six Pacific Basin countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore.
LARGE BANKS CUT LENDING INTEREST RATE TO AID BUSINESSES
On Wednesday, four State-owned banks said they would cut interest rates on đồng loans in the Government’s priority sectors to support firms in 2019, starting from Thursday.
2018 A BANNER YEAR FOR LOCAL EQUITY MARKET
The net value of foreign capital flowing into Việt Nam’s equity market in 2018 hit US$2.8 billion, according to State Securities Commission vice chairman Phạm Hồng Sơn.
CENTRAL PROVINCE ATTRACTS $5.8B
The central province of Quảng Nam granted 26 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total captial of nearly US$300 million in 2018, bringing the total number of FDI projects in the province to 169, worth $5.8 billion.
ECONOMIC GROWTH COULD REACH 6.9% IN 2019: VEPR
Việt Nam’s economic growth could reach 6.9 per cent in 2019, an increase of 0.1 per cent compared to the 2019 socio-economic development plan adopted by the National Assembly, in the context that Việt Nam is benefiting from the US-China trade war.
HKTDC RESEARCH - VIETNAM: MARKET PROFILE
Vietnam’s shift from a centrally planned to a market economy has transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world into a lower middle-income country. Vietnam now is one of the most dynamic emerging countries in East Asia region.
CPTPP TO RAISE NATIONAL GDP
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help raise Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.3 per cent, according to an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
