The Business Times: Appealing for funds through bond issue intended only for “the rich”

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• Appealing for funds through bond issue intended only for “the rich”
• FDI attraction to be under strict scrutiny
• Banks’ bad debts down to 9%, says commission
• Agriculture sector needs guidance
• Vietnam seething over Chinese ODA-funded project
• Wind industry lacks momentum

Appealing for funds through bond issue intended only for “the rich” Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:31 PM PDT Encouraged by the successful bond issuance campaigns of many big corporations, small enterprises are also considering this method of raising capital. However, there are not many opportunities for them. Tong Minh Tuan from Vietcombank Securities (VCBS) said three businesses, small and medium scaled, with assets of VND500-3,000 billion, have asked for VCBS' consultancy for their […] The post Appealing for funds through bond issue intended only for "the rich" appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

FDI attraction to be under strict scrutiny Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:27 PM PDT Although Vietnam has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI) for more than 20 years, it has yet to master managerial skills and optimally absorb technology transfer from FDI projects. In 2013 Vietnam lured more than US$20 billion in FDI – a desirable figure to many developing countries in the context of the global […] The post FDI attraction to be under strict scrutiny appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Banks’ bad debts down to 9%, says commission Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:26 PM PDT The National Financial Supervisory Commission has reported that the level of non-performing debt on the books of Vietnam's banks has sunk to around 9 percent. In addition to this assessment, the commission also says that the Vietnamese economy bottomed out in the middle of last year and has been rising ever since. The National Financial […] The post Banks’ bad debts down to 9%, says commission appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Agriculture sector needs guidance Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:25 PM PDT Vietnamese farmers have largely failed to benefit from their bumper crops for a long time, leading agriculture expert and South Viet Nam University rector Vo Tong Xuan told Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper. In your opinion why can’t the farmers sell their agricultural produce following their bumper crops? There are various reasons leading to the problem. […] The post Agriculture sector needs guidance appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam seething over Chinese ODA-funded project Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:20 PM PDT A proposal made by the Chinese contractor in the Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project has been denounced by experts as "illegal" and "unacceptable". Deputy Minister Hoang Trung Hai has requested the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to check the project's estimates and release a final decision on the Chinese proposal. The contractor is asking for a […] The post Vietnam seething over Chinese ODA-funded project appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Wind industry lacks momentum Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:20 PM PDT Despite the Government’s push to develop wind power, Viet Nam has only three plants that use this alternative source of energy, as the country lacks experts in the field and prices remain low. “The current wind power buying price (set by the Government) of US$7.8 cents, which includes 1 cent subsidised by the Government, is […] The post Wind industry lacks momentum appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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