STANDARD CHARTERED FORECASTS FOURTH-QUARTER GROWTH IN VIETNAM AT 5.5 PER CENT
According to Standard Chartered, GDP growth in the third quarter may likely have slowed to 1.9 per cent on-year, from 6.6 per cent in the second quarter, as the pandemic hit the economy.
HCM CITY PLANS TO RESUME SOME ACTIVITIES FROM OCTOBER 1
Vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hoa Binh has sent an urgent document to authorities of local districts and communes to give opinions on a draft Directive adjusting measures safely and flexibly for effective COVID-19 control and socio-economic recovery.
REGISTERED FDI UP IN NINE MONTHS DESPITE PANDEMIC: CONFERENCE
Despite COVID-19, foreign investors’ new capital registered in Vietnam reached 22.15 billion USD in the first nine months, up 4.4 percent compared to the same period last year, as heard at the Government Portal’s online conference held on September 27 with the participation of a number of localities housing foreign direct investment (FDI) projects.
MANY PROPOSALS MADE TO SUPPORT PANDEMIC-HIT ENTERPRISES AND PEOPLE
The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just submitted a document to the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance proposing a number of solutions to support businesses and people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDI INVESTORS MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE IN VIET NAM’S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS, WB SENIOR ECONOMIST SAYS
FDI investors still have confidence in the prospects of the Vietnamese economy for several reasons, Dorsati Madani, Senior Economist at the World Bank Viet Nam told VGP in a recent interview.
REGISTERED FOREIGN INVESTMENT UP, DISBURSEMENT DOWN IN JAN-SEP
Foreign investment inflows into Việt Nam during the first nine months of this year rose 4.4 per cent year-on-ear to US$22.15 billion despite the impact of COVID-19, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
ADDRESSING SHORTCOMINGS IN PPP POLICY
The progress of road transport infrastructure projects in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) investment method is being slowed down because investors are facing numerous obstacles with legal documents, according to the Vietnam Association of Road Systems Investors (VARSI).
INTELLASIA FINANCE & BUSINESS NEWS - SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
1. The exchange rate not under pressure at the end of the year
2. Banks offer to sell consumer debts of only hundreds of thousand of VND.
3. Businesses'deposits at banks surge : Is it good or bad ?
4. Green finance promotes Vietnam's sustainable growth
5. Vietnam aims to return to new normal situation by September 30: PM
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