VOV.VN - The Vietnam Retailers Association hosted a seminar on April 6 in Hanoi with the theme of "Industry 4.0 and opportunities for the retail industry in Vietnam".

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a dispatch on the cancellation of World Bank (WB) loans due to the unusability, and the re-allocation and use of the cancelled International Development Association (IDA) loans in the 2022 - 2023 fiscal year.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has applauded the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s contributions to the implementation of Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) projects in Vietnam.

The Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has teamed up with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to increase access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

Retail stocks have dropped significantly due to the decline in business results in the context of the global economic recession and high interest rates.

Affordable home buyers can access preferential loans at rates 1.5-2% lower than the market average as part of a credit package worth around VND120 trillion (US$5.02 billion).

The group of the four biggest State-owned banks (Big 4) have launched preferential loan packages with interest rate reductions of up to 3% per year to lower short-term lending rates to only 7% per year.

Many banks have just launched credit packages with preferential lending interest rates that decreased by between 0.5-3% per year for customers in the fields of business and production, including real estate.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on February 16 officially issued a Sustainable Loan Framework in consultation with the Carbon Trust.

VOV.VN - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently announced plans to invest US$100 million into Vietnamese lender SeABank to boost access to housing loans.