Vietnamese firms urged to watch global trade policies

Monday, May 27, 2024

Experts say Vietnamese firms should keep an eye on global trade moves by major economies to figure out how best to promote the consumption and export of products made in Việt Nam, in the context of a glut of cheap...

BII, ADB to support narrowing global trade finance gap

Saturday, Jan 20, 2024

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have recently announced a new partnership to finance up to US$100 million of green trade transactions in the region, including Việt Nam.

SHB participates in IFC’s Global Trade Finance Programme (GTFP) with limit of US$75 million

Sunday, Oct 01, 2023

Sài Gòn – Hà Nội Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed an agreement for SHB to participate in the IFC’s Global Trade Finance Programme (GTFP).

Vietnam placed fifth in global trade connectedness in 2019

Monday, Dec 07, 2020

Viet Nam was ranked fifth in terms of global trade connectedness last year, up five places from the previous ranking in 2017.

IFC raises trade finance limits for VIB to $144 million

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has had the trade finance limit upgraded to US$144 million by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group within the framework of the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP).

Vietnam among rising stars of global trade: Standard Chartered

Tuesday, Oct 15, 2019

Viet Nam has been named one of the rising stars of global trade with the sixth position among the top 20 markets with the greatest potential for future trade growth.

ASEAN needs to step up reform to improve openness: HSBC CEO

Saturday, Feb 02, 2019

For ASEAN to continue to prosper in 2019 and beyond, policymakers across the region should step up reform efforts designed to boost the region’s openness and integration, an HSBC official has said.   

Firms must know global trade policy

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Firms are potentially missing out on key opportunities available beyond their immediate borders by focusing on trade policy developments on a regional scale.      

VPBank awarded for its contribution to GTFP

Thursday, May 17, 2018

After nearly two years of participating and implementing the GTFP of IFC, VPBank has achieved impressive results in promoting import, export and local trade.

ADB, CITI partner on new risk product to help SMEs

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through its Trade Finance Programme (TFP), has signed an agreement with Citibank to further support trade across Asia.

Trade war could cause stock volatility

Monday, Mar 26, 2018

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index touched its new all-time high on Thursday but investors aired on the side of caution over fear global stocks would move this week amid a possible global trade war.

SMEs seek global trade assistance

Wednesday, Nov 01, 2017

Though Viet Nam has become increasingly linked to global trade networks, local small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to integrate globally, said Pham Thi Thu Hang, general secretary of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), at the workshop “Supporting...

Viet Nam's top brands for 2014 announced

Monday, Oct 27, 2014

The Institute of Economic Research and the Global Trade Alliance-Global GTA (UK) announced Viet Nam''s Top Brands 2014 at a ceremony held here last Saturday.

Chip industry sets up int'l trade ties

Friday, Sep 13, 2013

The HCM City Semi-conductor Industry Association on Wednesday signed a deal with a global trade association to boost the city''s chip industry.