(VOV) - Commercial banks are bearing the brunt of the economic slowdown, putting them in a paradoxical situation: they have an oversupply of money, but cannot lend it to businesses.

(VOV) - Many businesses have successfully overcome challenges to secure their foothold in the global market after 54,000 others were dissolved under the negative impact of the global economic crisis in 2012.

(VOV) - Retail petrol businesses increased their oil and petrol prices by VND362-1,430 per litre, starting at 20.00pm on March 28.

Seeking new markets will help increase sales of locally made wooden and handicraft products.

As many as 2,000 taels of gold were sold for VND43.81 million (about US$2,100) each in the first gold bullion bidding held by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on March 28.

(VOV) - Vietnam maintained double-digit export growth last year, weathering the global downturn extremely well, according to a HSBC report.

The consumer PC market experienced slower growth in the last quarter of 2012 and is likely to see an even poorer scenario this year due to increasing pressure from tablets and smartphones.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in March fell just 0.19 percent from February, bringing the three-month price index to 2.39 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The campaign “Vietnamese people use Vietnamese goods” has received a warm response from local enterprises and consumers since its launch by the Party’s Political Bureau in 2009.

(VOV) - ANZ Vietnam, an affiliate of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), has been recognised as the “Best Retail Bank in Vietnam” by the Asian Banker magazine.