Russia Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov has highlighted the role of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN this year following the success of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings last week, saying it was not easy for the Southeast Asian country to fulfill its chairmanship duties.

Vietnamese banks have been increasing their foreign ownership ratios to attract investment and improve financial strength.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has said the supervision of financial results from State-owned enterprises (SOEs), carried out by the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises, (or Super Committee) was “very slow”.

Many banks have gained significant profit increases from foreign exchange (forex) trading this year, figures show.

HCM City recently put forth a plan on the implementation of the national comprehensive financial strategy by 2020, with a vision towards 2030. ​

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy looks set to benefit from joining new generation free trade agreements (FTAs) which will have a great impact on the expansion of the local import-export market and new online business models.

VOV.VN - The 20th annual Fun Run for Charity is scheduled to take place on November 15 in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City as part of efforts to raise funds for people nationwide who are suffering financial difficulties.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung and visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on October 16 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on financial cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), exploited 2.88 million tonnes of oil equivalent during the first three quarters of the year, exceeding the set target by 1%.

VOV.VN - The sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) was held online in Hanoi on October 2.