LABOUR PUZZLE FOR GARMENT AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY BEFORE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
According to the Vietnam Garment and Textile Development Plan to 2020, the sector will become “one of leading export-oriented industries capable of meeting increasing domestic consumption demands and creating more jobs for society.” However, with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, garment and textile enterprises have to solve the puzzle of technological innovation and personnel rationalisation.
NEW REGULATION ON REVOCATION OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS’ LICENSE
The State Bank of Viet Nam has issued Circular No. 24/2017/TT-NHNN guiding the order and procedures for revocation of license and liquidation of assets of credit institutions and foreign bank’s branches.
MINISTRIES PROTEST SPECIAL CONSUMPTION TAX ON SOFT DRINKS
Numerous ministries and associations protested against the Ministry of Finance (MoF)’s proposal to apply a special consumption tax (SCT) of 10-20 per cent on soft drinks.
BANKING INDUSTRY BEFORE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: PLENTIFUL OPPORTUNITIES, ABUNDANT CHALLENGES
Despite staying out of the list of nine sectors hardest hit by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the banking industry, typically at the forefront of information technology application, will not stand out of the whirlwind of this Fourth Revolution.
A TALE OF MANY SEAPORTS: FDI AND ITS EXPECTATIONS
Vietnamese cities and provinces have been rushing to seek licences for large-scale and costly seaports to cash in on growing interest among domestic and international investors and rising trade, triggering concerns over a supply-demand imbalance.
CENTRAL BANK EXTENDS FOREX LOAN POLICY
The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has officially extended a policy allowing exporters to take loans in foreign currencies for another year instead of stopping it on December 31 as planned.
OPEN VISA POLICY URGED TO MAKE VIETNAM’S TOURISM MORE ATTRACTIVE
Industry insiders have urged the Government to further open up visa policy for foreign tourists to make Vietnam’s hospitality industry more attractive. Vietnam has set a target of welcoming 20 million foreign visitors in 2020 and developing tourism into a key economic sector, and one way of achieving that goal is to provide visa waivers for important markets, the insiders said.
ASSOCIATION PROPOSES HOUSING STIMULUS PACKAGE
HCM City Real Estate Association has proposed the State Bank of Viet Nam should raise a stimulus package similar to its previous VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) preferential home loan package.
