The move is part of the government’s effort to accelerate economic restructuring and build resilience to climate change while protecting the environment.

The 2024 growth rate is considered positive amidst global uncertainties and domestic challenges such as natural disasters.

Stable macroeconomic fundamentals, ongoing institutional reforms, and favorable monetary policies will be positive for corporate earnings.

Thirty-four out of over 160 projects of the Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative 2011 (VACI) programme, jointly held by the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB), were honoured at an award ceremony in Hanoi o­n August 17.

The Hanoitimes - Maritime Commercial Bank and Vietnam National Coal and Minerals Group (Vinacomin) signed an agreement in Hanoi o­n Wednesday to cooperate in many fields.

Vietnam was willing to share experience and work closely with Laos to promote the training of Lao lecturers, undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of finance and banking in Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam has extended the deadline until the end of next year for bank card issuers to change their bank identification number (BIN).

The Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts in France (AVSE) has held its first economic and finance conference in the Economic Centre under Patheon-Sorbonne University in Paris.

The US dollar-Vietnamese dong exchange rate is expected to hold steady to the end of this year, but ANZ and Standard Chartered banks anticipates a dong devaluation early next year.

The Hanoi Times - Bao Viet Insurance & Finance Group, Vietnam’s biggest insurer, said pretax profit in 2009 exceeded its target by 19 percent to reach more than VND1 trillion (US$54 million).

The Hanoi Times - Commercial banks, after a period of trying to lure more clients to consumer loans, have begun setting additional conditions o­n loans.

The Hanoi Times - Commercial banks have gladly announced high profits for the first six months of the year. However, the banks’ joy has made businesses feel touched, since businesses have been promised by banks that they can share profit and success with banks.