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Private organisations will be encouraged to provide credit information in Viet Nam to improve transparency in the credit information market, under a new draft decree.

Given Viet Nam’s investment deficit in sustainable development projects, there is a growing need for innovative solutions that open up opportunities for private investment in sustainable development projects, banking experts said yesterday at the Sustainable Finance Forum in HCM City.

Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will invest VND5 trillion (US$220 million) in Viet Nam in 2020-24, its chairman has said.

Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu said that SBV would continue to enhance administrative reform in the near future, with a focus on improving the business environment in monetary and banking fields, and corporate support.

All major lead firms in the garment, footwear and electronics industries in Viet Nam have adopted a policy commitment on human rights and ethical issues, a baseline study on the “Implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Garment, Footwear and Electronics Supply Chains in Viet Nam” has found.

While getting Vietnamese mangoes approved for shipment to the US was a roaring success, local exporters aren’t resting on their laurels.

Viet Nam’s customs sector will help businesses carry out procedures while implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said a leader of General Department of Vietnam Customs.

US restrictions on Huawei are unlikely to affect the Vietnamese smartphone market or phone retailers.

Standing Vice Chairman of the HCM City’s People Committee Le Thanh Liem on Monday discussed measures to promote bilateral co-operation, particularly economic, with minister and secretary general of the presidency of the Ivory Coast, Achi Patrick.