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SBV looks to up foreign reserves SBV looks to up foreign reserves

The State Bank of Viet Nam’s transaction centre this week raised the reference buying rate for the US dollar by VND50 to VND22,725, revealing its intention to expand foreign reserves.

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HCM City remittances worth $2.1 billion in H1 HCM City remittances worth $2.1 billion in H1

Remittances to HCM City in the first six months of the year were worth US$2.1 billion, marginally up from the same period last year, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch.

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Maritime Bank provides auto cashback for Clingme users Maritime Bank provides auto cashback for Clingme users

Maritime Bank on Thursday signed an agreement with Gingatum Viet Nam to provide auto cachback services for users of the startup’s shopping app Clingme.

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Sungroup to launch luxury resort in Ha Long Bay Sungroup to launch luxury resort in Ha Long Bay

 Sungroup plans to open its luxury resort complex Sun Premier Village Ha Long Bay at Wyndham Legend Halong Hotel in the Northern Province of Quang Ninh on July 1.

Markets
Petrolimex, Sabeco pull VN Index up Petrolimex, Sabeco pull VN Index up

The rise of several key stocks pushed the benchmark VN Index up 0.1 per cent to close at 766.85 points on Friday morning.

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APG submarine cable damaged APG submarine cable damaged

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable snapped at its Viet Nam-Hong Kong segment on Tuesday.

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Honda Vietnam to ensure satisfactory prices in market Honda Vietnam to ensure satisfactory prices in market

Honda Vietnam will work with its agents nationwide to suggest ways to give the most satisfactory prices on several best-selling Honda vehicles to the customers.

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Foreign investment: what you need to know Foreign investment: what you need to know

When making an investment in Vietnam, foreign investors must study the feasibility of the project based on various factors. One of them is that the investor must make sure if the business sectors they plan to operate in are permitted by the laws of Vietnam or satisfy regulatory conditions and requirements.

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Co.opmart offers 90,000 floor cleansing, dishwashing liquids for free Co.opmart offers 90,000 floor cleansing, dishwashing liquids for free

At Co.opmart and Co.opXtra supermarkets, nearly three weeks after the “2017 Green Consumption” promotion programme began, the number of people shopping for “green” products is still very high.

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SMEs support law to improve growth quality SMEs support law to improve growth quality

The National Assembly on June 12 passed the Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The law will take effect from January 1, 2018. The law is expected to bring big advantages to SMEs in their production and business and implement well support activities for the enterprises. Deputy minister of planning and investment Dang Huy Dong told to Dau tu newspaper about those issues.

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How the private sector can drive VN’s growth How the private sector can drive VN’s growth

The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee in May issued an important resolution which acknowledges greater contribution of the private economy to the country’s socio-economic growth and asserts the role of the private economy as “an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy”.

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Rapid bank credit growth makes analysts wary

Rapid bank credit growth makes analysts wary

Nguyen Thi Hong, deputy governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam, said as of May-end bank credit had grown at 6.58 per cent in the year-to-date, an eight-year high.

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