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- Taiwanese target M&A deals
- Large banks focus on corporate bonds
- Mekong Delta farmers advised to grow more cash crops
- Insurance firms eye lower dividends
- Exports to the UK up 41.6% in H1
- Vietnam central bank denies asking banks to limit interbank lending
- Banks refuse government bonds because of low interest rates
- Vietnam runs $8.3bln trade surplus with U.S in h1/2013: Vietnam customs
- Blue chips provide boost to VN-Index
- Inspectors slam wasteful VNPT
| Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:14 AM PDT Vietnam's real estate market has seen increasing interest from foreign investors in the first half of the year. According to CBRE Vietnam, investment enquiries increased by 20 to 30 per cent over last year. Amongst these, old favourites Japan and Korea remained keen on Vietnam, while Taiwan was increasingly on the lookout for opportunities. Large [...] The post Taiwanese target M&A deals appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Large banks focus on corporate bonds Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:24 AM PDT The total value of corporate bonds sold during the first six months of this year has reached 15 trillion VND (707.5 million USD), equivalent to 88 percent of last year's total, according to a report from BIDV. The total value of corporate bonds sold during the first six months of this year has reached 15 [...] The post Large banks focus on corporate bonds appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Mekong Delta farmers advised to grow more cash crops Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:23 AM PDT The Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have met with experts to discuss the possibility of farmers in the Mekong Delta switching from low-yield rice to higher-value cash crops to increase income. Every year, the country has to import large quantities of corn and soybeans for producing animal feed. In recent years, [...] The post Mekong Delta farmers advised to grow more cash crops appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Insurance firms eye lower dividends Posted: 21 Jul 2013 10:22 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— Many insurers have planned to slash dividend payments, following the usual round of insurance company shareholder meetings. A manager from the Military Insurance Corporation told the Dau tu chung khoan (Securities Investment) newspaper said his company failed to meet its profit target in 2012. It bought a 19 per cent stake in [...] The post Insurance firms eye lower dividends appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Exports to the UK up 41.6% in H1 Posted: 21 Jul 2013 10:15 PM PDT Vietnam's export turnover to the UK reached US$1.76 billion in the past six months, a year-on-year increase of 41.6%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Telephones and components earned the largest turnover of more than US$611 million, up 79.6%, followed by footwear (US$260.1 million, up 4.6%), and garments (US$205.1 million, up 3.5%). Notably, computers, [...] The post Exports to the UK up 41.6% in H1 appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Vietnam central bank denies asking banks to limit interbank lending Posted: 21 Jul 2013 10:11 PM PDT The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said it did not asked state-run commercial banks to limit lending on the interbank market or restricted the activity, the local newswire VnEconomy.vn reported. "Transactions on the interbank market and through open market operations (OMO) are still carried out normally. The central bank only participates to regulate through technical [...] The post Vietnam central bank denies asking banks to limit interbank lending appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Banks refuse government bonds because of low interest rates Posted: 21 Jul 2013 10:11 PM PDT Commercial banks have made a volte face, refusing to buy government bonds because the offered interest rates are lower than their expected levels. Government bond sales have been selling more slowly because commercial banks, the biggest bond buyers, have turned their back on the bond issuances. According to Vietcombank Securities and the Hanoi Stock [...] The post Banks refuse government bonds because of low interest rates appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Vietnam runs $8.3bln trade surplus with U.S in h1/2013: Vietnam customs Posted: 21 Jul 2013 10:10 PM PDT Vietnam is estimated to have run $8.3 billion trade surplus with the U.S in the first half of this year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported in its website. In details, Vietnam lured $10.8 billion from its exports to the U.S market, up 17.34% on year in H1/2013 while it spent $2.6 billion to [...] The post Vietnam runs $8.3bln trade surplus with U.S in h1/2013: Vietnam customs appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Blue chips provide boost to VN-Index Posted: 21 Jul 2013 08:17 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— The positive performance of large-cap shares last week helped raise the benchmark VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange by nearly 2 per cent. The VN30 tracking the 30 largest shares by market capitalisation and liquidity on the bourse also climbed 1.6 per cent to finish Friday at over 557 points. Last [...] The post Blue chips provide boost to VN-Index appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2013 08:17 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— The Government Inspectorate on Friday announced that the Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) had made significant investment mistakes that had wasted a lot of money. Inspectors concluded that the State-owned company carried out a large number of projects during 2006-11 but many witnessed changes during their implementation process. The progress [...] The post Inspectors slam wasteful VNPT appeared first on Vietnam Business News. |
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