VOV.VN - Standard Chartered will invest US$8 billion in Vietnam’s sustainable development in order to promote its green and sustainable growth, the bank’s chairman Jose Vinals told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting in the United Kingdom on November 1.

So far, Hanoi authorities have help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with more than VND3.086 trillion (about US$134.6 million), with over VND2.69 trillion coming from the State budget.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Report JSC has unveiled a list of the top 10 reputable retail companies in 2021 based on their financial capacity and media reputation.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on October 20 signed a US$75 million loan agreement with the Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VP Bank) to promote financial access among women-led enterprises through the Private Sector Investment and Finance (PSIF).

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai will focus their co-operation in the fields of financial centres, smart cities, and innovation moving forward, said Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Digital transformation will play a vital part in helping businesses recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.

VOV.VN - The Mirae Asset Financial Group of the Republic of Korea has forecast the Vietnamese economy is likely to expand 4% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 2.3% for the whole year after suffering a contraction of 6.17% in the third quarter due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Singapore-based financial service supplier DBS has predicted that Vietnam’s economic growth may reach 8% in 2022 thanks to rising flows of FDI and exports and digitalisation impetus.

Forbes Vietnam has unveiled a list of the top 25 valuable financial brands in Vietnam, which are worth a combined US$3.95 billion, with HDBank in the top eight with a value of US$162 million.

Despite a decrease in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam in recent months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economists assessed Vietnam remains attractive to foreign investors and needs to take advantage of FDI attraction opportunities to boost economic growth.