The Government raised more than VND1.39 trillion (US$61.5 million) by divesting its stake in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the first quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the importance of preventing State asset losses while State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are equitised and called into question the individual accountability of SOE leaders in deliberately delaying the process on December 6.
State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will divest and sell its
nine per cent stake in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) this year,
SCIC Chairman Nguyen Duc Chi said.
About 43 state-owned enterprises (SoEs), including six
corporations, were cleared for equitisation in the first seven months of
this year, the finance ministry said on August 10.
The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) divested State capital
from 120 businesses in 2015, earning VND4.49 trillion from a book value
of VND1.68 trillion.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh on Tuesday approved a Ministry of
Transport request to sell Government stakes in seven State-owned
enterprises (SOEs) in the form of share lots or share packages.
As the Government urges to streamlines the operation of State-owned
enterprises (SOEs), the target can be attained in terms of quantity.
However, there are doubts about the quality of most businesses after
equitisation.