VGP – The Vietnamese economy is facing three major challenges, namely low credit growth, slow pace of non-performing loan settlement, and sluggish business and production, according to former Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh.
VGP – The FDI disbursement volume in the first two months has reached US $1.15 billion, or a year-on-year increase of 4.5%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI).
VGP – The National Employment Fund helped create about 1.45 million jobs, or 85.3% of the preset target, in 2006-2010 period, said the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).
VGP - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) should to stimulate all economic sectors to get involved in transport projects through models like build-operate-transfer (BOT), build-transfer (BT) and public-private partnership (PPP), said Deputy PM Hoàng Trung Hải.
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng on February 11 ordered ministries, sectors and localities to prioritize macro-economic stability, inflation curbing, acceleration of production and business, and social welfare guarantee.
VGP – Việt Nam exported over 485,000 tons of rice in January, a big increase compared to the preset target of 350,000-400,000 tons, according to the Việt Nam Food Association (VFA).
VGP – Dung Quất Oil Refinery Plant, the first of its kind in Việt Nam, will be officially put into full operation in two days, said PetroVietnam on January 4.