Posts Tagged ‘ commodities ’

MF Global bust erodes trust in brokerages 

November 12, 2011
MF Global bust erodes trust in brokerages 

    A man talks on the phone inside the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York, October 31, 2011. Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global, customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is [...]

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Grading scheme to benefit Vietnamese coffee exports 

October 7, 2011
Grading scheme to benefit Vietnamese coffee exports 

Workers sort through green robusta coffee beans for defects at a processing plant in Ho Chi Minh City. Commodity exchange NYSE Liffe has launched a scheme to grade robusta coffee supplies in Vietnam. Major commodity exchange NYSE Liffe has launched a scheme to grade robusta coffee supplies in Vietnam, a move that experts believe will [...]

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Gov't to let market decide commodity prices 

February 6, 2011
Gov't to let market decide commodity prices 

The government plans to leave prices of commodities like electricity, coal and water for market forces to decide The government will stop controlling prices of several key commodities this year, leaving them for the market to decide, says Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh. The government will, “at a suitable time”, allow prices of commodities like electricity, [...]

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Tapping market’s rich potential

January 2, 2010
Tapping market’s rich potential

Vietnam’s ambassador to Russia Bui Dinh Dinh speak with VIR about prospects for trade and investment cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Bui Dinh DinhYou said Russia was a potential export market for Vietnamese goods. Could you name some specific commodities that Vietnam can boost exports of and advantages Vietnamese exporters can take from this [...]

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2010 CPI hard to stay at 7%: experts

December 18, 2009
2010 CPI hard to stay at 7%: experts

The consumer price index (CPI) for 2010 is hard to predict as both the global and local economies have only recently seen signs of recovery from the recession. December CPI alone would increase by 2-3%, much higher than the 0.55% in November, because prices of some commodities, including rice, gas, and oil, started to surge.Tran [...]

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Stock market performing well, more and more ‘commodities’ put on sale

August 28, 2009
Stock market performing well, more and more ‘commodities’ put on sale

LookAtVietnam – Listed companies are selling treasury stocks and issuing additional shares, while equitised companies are hurrying to list shares on the bourse. In July and the first three weeks of August, the Hanoi bourse witnessed 13 companies listing shares on the bourse. A lot of listed companies registered to list more shares, including the Saigon-Hanoi Securities [...]

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State Bank’s City branch admits foreign exchange hard to control

August 18, 2009
State Bank’s City branch admits foreign exchange hard to control

LookAtVietnam – Deputy director of the State Bank’s HCM City branch, Nguyen Hoang Minh, talked to Vietnam Investment Review about why 16 firms had been punished It is very difficult to eliminate the illegal exchange of foreign currencies.One of the violators was Nguyen Vu firm in HCM City’s District 1. It was discovered to have [...]

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China-driven commodities rally nearing end: analysts

June 22, 2009

China has been driving up commodity prices by stockpiling to prepare for global recovery, but with inventories overflowing and no end to the crisis in sight, analysts say the rally may soon end. Despite the sharp drop in shipments, Chinese raw materials buyers have tapped a surge in bank loans to capitalize on low commodity [...]

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Chinese goods quietly infiltrating Vietnam’s market

May 27, 2009
Chinese goods quietly infiltrating Vietnam’s market

Chinese-made goods distributed by Vietnamese petty merchants are reaching every corner of the market and quietly, step by step, are cementing firm positions in Vietnam. Chinese-made goods distributed by Vietnamese petty merchants are reaching every corner of the market and quietly, step by step, are cementing firm positions in VietnamA person just returned from a [...]

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Chinese goods quietly inflltrating Vietnam’s market

May 26, 2009
Chinese goods quietly inflltrating Vietnam’s market

Chinese-made goods distributed by Vietnamese petty merchants are reaching every corner of the market and quietly, step by step, are cementing firm positions in Vietnam. Chinese-made goods distributed by Vietnamese petty merchants are reaching every corner of the market and quietly, step by step, are cementing firm positions in VietnamA person just returned from a [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...