Business News

1. Lending rate forecast to drop sharply in H2 2023
2. Lender SHB increases charter capital
3. VAT policy discriminates against local businesses: VCCI
4. E-commerce boosted to fuel sale of Vietnamese goods
5. New wave in Vietnam's wood processing industry
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1. Support crafted to simplify and unify business prospects
2. New resolution intended for robust economic growth
3. Decoding factors affecting Vietnam's economic recovery
4. Vietnam to develop new energy-based development engine
5. Binh Phuoc targets 20pct of GRDP from digital economy
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1. HCM City proposes foreign currency accounts for overseas Vietnamese
2. Citizen database helps reduce credit default risks
3. Economy improves but challenges remain: official
4. Success stories not hard to find at venture capital funds
5. Legal tweaks could unlock potential
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1. Insurtech groups utilise Vietnam for ambitious plans
2. Bad debts skyrocket in wake of poor business performance
3. Inflation stable, State-managed prices can be adjusted
4. Typhoon Season in Vietnam: How to Prepare Your Business
5. Power enterprises see bright future despite poor results in Q2
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1. Nearly 33 trillion VND worth of G-bonds raised in July
2. Barriers remain for BNPL to be top tool
3. Credit growth unlikely to soar towards the end of the year
4. Vietnam-Brunei Committed to Increasing Two-Way Trade
5. Mechanism for direct power purchase proposed
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1. Eighty-two companies delay bond repayments in H1
2. Cashless payment promoted in remote areas
3. Credit growth unlikely to soar towards the end of the year
4. Outlooks lowered as weaker trade hampers 2023 growth
5. Hanoi's seven-month CPI rises almost 1pct
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1. Banking sector assigned tasks for H2
2. Cash shifts to stock market amid lower interest rates
3. VIB's profit up 12pct, ROE stands at 29pct in H1
4. Wheels set in motion for JETP plan
5. Tax Authorities Refund over $2.6 billion to Businesses in H1
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1. Grow stock market to ease pressure on the money market
2. Corporate bond market to continue to face headwinds in H2
3. Banks have liquidity to cut lending interest rates, but no demand: SBV
4. MPI satisfied with productive NYC talks
5. Vietnam intensifies scrutiny of construction equitisation
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