Business

It will be impossible to eliminate black dollar market: expert
13/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – No economy in the world can get to the root of non-banking foreign currency market. Vietnam should not expect to absolutely eliminate the free market, said Huynh Buu Son, a well known economist in Vietnam....
Euro leaders agree on pact, rescue fund expansion
13/03/2011 05:00
Leaders of the 17-nation euro zone have agreed on a “Pact for the Euro” aimed at enhancing competitiveness and sustainability as well as the expansion of its bailout fund, both key elements of the envisaged comprehensive package to tackle the yearlong debt crisis....
Vietnam to inject US$2 billion into 10-year fisheries plan
13/03/2011 05:00
Vietnam will set aside an annual average budget of nearly US$200 million in the next 10 years for a master plan to develop the country’s fish farming industry. The master plan, just approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, is envisioned raising the fish...
Gold, forex restrictions boost shares
13/03/2011 05:00
The Government effort to clamp down on black market currency and gold trading, along with moves by listed companies to buy back shares, helped boost the nation’s stock markets last week. On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index finished the week on Friday at...
FAST500 is panorama of Vietnamese businesses in WTO period
13/03/2011 05:00
FAST500, the list of the 500 Vietnamese enterprises that have the fastest growth rates, will provide a panorama of Vietnamese businesses in the WTO period since the Enterprise Law took effect. VietNamNet’s Vietnam Economic Forum VEF had a talk with Vu Dang...
FPT aims to quadruple profits in three years
12/03/2011 05:00
Truong Dinh Anh was recently appointed as new general director of the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT). He talks about his new plans in the new role. Can you tell the readers why FPT decided to change their leader at a time when companies...
Steel price rising abnormally in low construction season
12/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – What happened in 2008 in the steel market is repeating itself: the steel price keeps rising abnormally even though it is a low construction season. Especially, the demand is believed to decrease this year because the government has decided to...