VOV.VN - Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam has been named as the “Best Foreign SME Bank in Vietnam” for 2024, with this being the second consecutive year the financial institution has picked up the award.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 17 reduced the interest rate on the open market operation (OMO) channel from 4.25% to 4% per year.

Several private and State-owned banks have reduced interest rates and offered debt relief for customers affected by Typhoon Yagi.

Global ICT company FPT Software, a subsidiary of the FPT Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership with Vilja, a leading Nordic core banking service provider based in Stockholm, in the framework of the recent Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum 2024.

Leaders of the People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai on September 9 worked with a working group from the World Bank (WB) on sustainable urban development and efficient growth initiatives.

Vietnam’s economy continued to receive positive assessments in August, including those from the World Bank (WB) that upgraded its growth forecast for this year to 6.1% from 5.5%.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has decided to cancel a friendly match between Russia and Thailand as part of the LP Bank Cup 2024 due to the impact of typhoon Yagi.

Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia with promising potential and favourable macroeconomic factors such as a young population, skilled labour force, and abundant natural resources, according to Deputy Chairman & CEO of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) Wee Ee Cheong.

VOV.VN - The police of central Quang Nam province on September 3 said they have arrested two foreign nationals for stealing bank account information and appropriating property.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has revised the amount of CO2 transferred in 2018-2019 in the north central region.