INTELLASIA FINANCE & BUSINESS NEWS - AUGUST 11, 2021

FINANCE

Reference exchange rate down 9 VND
Banking fees reduced to help customers overcome pandemic effects
Raising capital remains a stressful task
Fintechs raise capital to expand market share
VIB maintains strong growth momentum
Manulife Vietnam estimates average millennial needs $240k to fund comfortable retirement
New impetus needed to achieve 2021 economic growth target: experts
Like-minded nations striving to pursue global integration
Vietnam looks to become AI hub in Asean by 2030
Pangasius exports hit $931 million in first seven months
Exports of wood products surge 55 per cent in seven months
Mekong Delta shrimp exporters shrug off COVID problems
Report on impact of IUU yellow card on Vietnam's seafood industry released
Ministry of Finance proposes registration fee cut for electric cars
Vietnam, Laos ink series of agreements
Vietnam continues to purchase electricity from Laos
Unprecedented financial scheme proposed for building Dong Dang-Tra Linh Expressway
Overseas agritech firms' investment to boost Vietnam's agriculture
Vietnam remains attractive to multinational electronics companies.
Singaporean investors grasp the available opportunities

BUSINESSBIZ NEWS

Active cash flow supports VN Index
VN Index inches up, most blue chips fall
Vietnamese stock market to benefit from fast-paced vaccination in H2: PYN Elite
Pandemic, new tech drive growth in stock market investors
Businesses say they need standard anti-pandemic process to organise production
Strengthened international cooperation vital to development of Halal industry: Workshop
Online consultation supports agro-aquatic product exports to Netherlands
Quick vaccination key to ensuring smooth supply chain
Five postal companies provide 14,600 tonnes of essential goods to localities.
Hanoi sets up inter-sectional inspection team to handle 300 pending projects
COVID-19 deals blow to automobile sales in July
H1 surge in phone, laptop sales
Local fruit exports to China face array of hurdles
Corporates seek more flexibility in COVID-prevention measures
Vietnamese construction firms awarded contract to build My Thuan 2 Bridge
HCM City allows employees of listed stores to be out on work after 6pm
Thanh Hoa bolsters trade promotion activities
Long An calls investment in logistics centre in Ben Luc
HCM City-Moc Bai expressway project faces cost overrun
Nanogen ties up with Vekaria Healthcare LLP to produce Nanocovax vaccine
Vingroup sets up two battery production, AI application firms
Tech startups in Southeast Asia to break through $1 trillion in valuation by 2025
Loc Troi unveils new linkage model for rice production
Taiwan Mobile joins Tiki's Series E funding with $20 million
An Phat Holdings accelerates progress of Southeast Asia's largest green material manufacturing plant
Belgian start-up brings Vietnamese coconut water to EU consumers
Gemadept reports positive results but negative financial cashflow
KinderWorld the essence of Singaporean education
Vietnam's food delivery service Now rebranded as ShopeeFood

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