Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a telephone conversation on Thursday. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Petroleum prices Vietnam keep rising
The retail prices of oil and petrol in Vietnam have increased for a fourth time since November last year. According to the decision by the ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance, from 3 pm today ... ( read original story ...)
Business confidence index dropped in Dec due to new Covid wave: UTCC
A survey of 369 Thai Chamber of Commerce members found that the confidence index at the end of 2020 had dropped from 33.7 to 31.8 – the lowest since July – due to the new wave of Covid-19 infections, ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch affirms Philippines investment grade rating
The Philippines is seen recovering from the pandemic-induced recession with a gross domestic product growth of 6.9 percent this year and eight percent next year, prompting international debt watcher ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines keeps investment grade rating but Fitch warns vs vaccine rollout delay
FITCH RATINGS affirmed the Philippines’ long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at “BBB” with a stable outlook, on the back of modest government debt levels and still-strong growth prospects ... ( read original story ...)
Talking trade with Turkey post-Brexit
It is official: the UK is no longer in the European Union. It has been something of an acrimonious parting, characterised by political infighting, ... ( read original story ...)
Austal CEO: Australian firms see great chance to do successful business in Vietnam
Australian businesses will have a great chance to be successful with their business in Vietnam once they embrace and respect the local culture, treat Vietnamese workforce with respect, and speak a ... ( read original story ...)
Cabinet clears bill to increase financial jurisdiction of civil courts
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of "the Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2021" in order to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of judges of the lower court to dispose of the civil cases. The ... ( read original story ...)
Finance minister directs for continuing strict price monitoring
Federal minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh Monday directed the provincial governments and relevant departments to continue momentum of strict price monitoring for provision of ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Central Bank targets credit growth at 12% in 2021
In 2021, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, set a credit growth target of 12%, around the same level of the estimated rate of 11-12% of last year. The State Bank of Vietnam. ( read original story ...)