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Vietnam Needs Big Deals To Reach M&A Value Exceeding $8 Billion

The total value of M&A deals made in 2017 was 8.4 billion, according to IMMA (Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions... Read more

Vietnam Economy Runs On Loans: Economist

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Du Lich, a respected economist, said at a recent annual workshop on the  economy that ... Read more

Stock Market Thrives, Expectations Soar For “emerging Market” Status

The VN Index has been increasing sharply since the beginning of the year with capital flowing to finance and banking, re... Read more

Real Estate M&A Deals Hindered By Bad Debts

 Foreign capital flow into the real estate market has accelerated M&A deals, but analysts warn that bad... Read more

Vietnam's US$2 Billion Cosmetics Market Controlled By Foreign Brands

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese spend an average of $4 a year per capita on beauty products and services, while women spe... Read more

Catfish Falls In Price As Vietnamese Master Technology, Increase Productivity

VietNamNet Bridge - Twenty years ago, Vietnam succeeded in having shark catfish (including tra – or Pangasius hypophth... Read more

Investors Happy About New Cut In Corporate Income Tax

VietNamNet Bridge - The stock market has shown positive reactions to the disclosure of the government’s intention to s... Read more

Ministries Disagree On Solutions To Collect Tax From Google, Facebook

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) wants the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to instruct commercial banks to withhold taxes from ... Read more

Uber Sells Stake To Grab After Launching E-hailing Culture In Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Competing with traditional taxis and avoiding tax, Uber gained ill fame during its operation in Viet... Read more

Investors, Retailers Squeeze Into Prepared Food Market

VinaCapital has invested $32.5 million in Ba Huan, a poultry egg producer, while Kido plans to join forces with a Thai p... Read more

Retailers Flock To Vietnam As Consumer Spending Soars

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2014, Vietnamese were the most economical consumers in South East Asia in a Nielsen survey. Howev... Read more

Will Cash Continue To Flow Into Banks?

Stable inflation rates have helped attract depositors. However, the recent incidents of depositors losing money at some ... Read more

Foreign Real Estate Developers Return As Crisis Is Over

Vietnam attracted $3 billion worth of foreign direct and portfolio investments to the real estate sector in 2017, a shar... Read more

Raw Honey Producers Export At Low Prices

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese honey companies have been exporting raw honey at low prices to other countries from which... Read more

Investors In Public-private Partnerships Fear Changing State Policies

Investors are reluctant to pour money into infrastructure projects under the PPP (private public partnership) mode becau... Read more