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Forbes Ranks Vinamilk as Vietnam’s Most Valuable Brand
Vinamilk was named by Forbes and Viet Capital Securities on Monday as the most valuable brand in Vietnam for the second year in a row. The dairy company has an estimated value of US$1.71 billion, a 13% increase from 2016. Viettel, the national telecom firm, ranked second with an estimated value of US$849.6 million, and
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Stock Market and Banking Liquidity in 2017
Ha My Tran – Ext: 1309 Many investors have become concerned with the banking system liquidity this year. The apparent reason is that the domestic monetary flow was on an upward trend during 2016, thanks to the SBV’s strong easing monetary policies; this has resulted in a strong boost for the market. Will this story
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Invest in Vietnam: Bullish on Agrochemical
September 28, 2016 Disclaimer: the opinions expressed herein are that of Rongviet Securities and not of VietnamAdvisors. This is NOT a solicitation to buy or sell securities. Stable operation prevails over peers Outlook and Valuation Being a well-established agrochemical company, VFG owns numerous advantages in terms of experience as well as distribution system that few companies in this
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Loanvi: Vietnam’s New Lending Club
June 08, 2016 LoanVi is a Vietnamese fintech startup with a monumental ambition. The company aims to bridge the gap between Vietnam’s unbanked individuals – a staggering 70% of the population – and fixed income investors. In a financial system characterized by legal barriers and lender paranoia, LoanVi is the only startup tackling Vietnam’s peer-to-peer lending market.
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Third U.S. President to Visit Vietnam
May 19, 2016 President Barack Obama is scheduled to land in Hanoi on May 23rd for an official visit – making him the third American president in a row to travel to Vietnam.
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Invest in Vietnam: Your 2016 Outlook Part 3
March 21, 2016 Investment Strategy – In the last 2 years, the Vietnamese government has done a lot to bolster economic growth and bring about the most radical reforms since the late 80s
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Vietnam 2035 : Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity, and Democracy
March 14, 2016 How will Vietnam grow its economy by at least 7% annually and raise the average per capita income to over US$ 7,000 from its current $2,052? In a historic collaboration by the World Bank Group and the Vietnamese government, the Vietnam 2035 report lays out a path to upper middle income. While
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Vietnam: 2016 and Beyond
January 4, 2016 When I look back on my 25 years plus in Vietnam, I feel that the present set of fundamentals are the strongest I have ever seen. I have been through the economic set-backs of 1990, when the Soviets withdrew their financial support, the Asian Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis. The
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State-Owned Enterprise Reform
In the year 2000 there were over 10,000 SOE’s and today the number is less than 2000, yet SOE reform still remains high on the agenda of the international community. Vietnam’s development partners, told the Government at last week’s Vietnam Development Partnership Forum, that as Vietnam further integrates into the global economy under the Trans
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Vietnam Outlines Vision for Renewable Energy
Vietnam will ramp up its renewable energy use from now to 2030, according to a national renewable energy strategy for 2030 with a vision to 2050, approved last week by the Prime Minister. The strategy, which aims to help the country realize its sustainability and green economic growth goals, specifies the percentage of renewable energy
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Labour Regulations in Vietnam
November 2, 2015 REGIONAL MINIMUM WAGE FROM 2016 ONWARDS The Government is currently drafting a Decree which will replace Decree No. 103/2014/ND-CP dated 11 November 2014 on the increment of regional minimum wage from 2016 onwards. According to this draft, the estimated minimum wage would be: Region I: VND 3.500.000 Region II: VND 3.100.000 Region
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TPP – Fast Track Looks On Course
June 2015 (HSC strategy and macro report ) Now for a final Senate revote – The Senate overnight passed a critical procedural vote related to TPA by 60-37. This clears the way for a final vote on TPA today. And a simple majority will do this time. A few weeks ago, the Senate passed an
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Vietnam’s Seafood Industry
November 4, 2015. With Vietnam’s coast exceeding 3,000 kilometers, it’s no surprise that the country’s seafood industry is strong and alive. The nation’s domestic seafood market is growing and is expected to continue rising until 2020. The average annual consumption of seafood by the domestic market has reached 27kg per capita and it’s expected to
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Vietnam’s Largest Company Willing to Increase Foreign Ownership Limit
October 18, 2015. Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest company, said it’s willing to allow foreign investors to increase their stakes in the company to the maximum level that the government will allow. “We want to open the room by the limit allowed by the government because the investment of overseas investors will not just bring capital but
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Vietnam’s Evolving Startup Scene
July 26, 2015. Vietnam Silicon Valley, or VSV, a government sponsored group in Vietnam that helps to fund startups, was initiated in 2013. VSV wants to encourage the creation of billion-dollar startups to make a difference in the world, while simultaneously boosting their country’s economy. Only a year ago, the mobile game “Flappy Bird” went
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Vietnam Predicts Strong Economic Growth Even Amidst Slow Restructuring
October 19, 2015. Vietnamese leaders are expecting strong economic growth even though the government won’t be able to finish restructuring the nearly 300 state-owned companies that it had plan to finish by the end of 2015. The government forecasts that Vietnam’s GDP will increase by 6.7% next year, coming from a 6.5% increase this past
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Vietnam in the Spotlight
October 1, 2015. Vietnam 3rd Quarter 2015 Commentary Market Commentary The Vietnam economy is as healthy as we have seen in the last five years. Vietnam has become hot again for foreign investors. The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) granted 50 trading licenses to foreign institutions in October 2015, the highest level since January 2010 when
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Vietnam Growth Fueled by Foreign Investment
September 29, 2015. After the 2008 financial crisis, Vietnam and many other countries experienced extreme economic decline, with Vietnam’s economy becoming increasingly reliant on foreign investment to spur growth. Nearly reaching a recession, Vietnam saw a 5.25% decrease in GDP growth in 2012 after routinely achieving 7% growth rates. This year, though, lower inflation—led by
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Large Tech Companies Invest In Upcoming Workers
July 22, 2015. Vietnam is striving to become one of the world’s leading technology manufacturers, but many of its college graduates are not properly equipped to do more than just assemble devices. To address this issue, several global tech companies, including Samsung and LG, have started their own programs to better educate and train their
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