Tag: small
Retail market: small shops compete with supermarts
VietNamNet Bridge – Home appliance centers have been bustling full of buyers. Meanwhile, small shops remain quiet despite the year-end high-sale season. Hoang Dinh Shop has hung up a banderole that states its commitment to selling products at prices that are more competitive than big supermartsThe home appliance shops on Hoang Van Thu, Hung Vuong and Quang... Read more
More advantages for small and medium enterprises in 2009
VietNamNet Bridge - In spite of the gloomy global economic outlook, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam have something to look forward to in 2009, Truong Dinh Tuyen, former Minister of Trade, told a seminar last week. Former Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen.VietNamNet Bridge - In spite of the gloomy global economic outlook, small and medium enterprises... Read more
Small securities companies planning to narrow business scale
VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the 35 securities companies that do not have enough chartered capital as stipulated by Decree 14, guiding the implementation of the Securities Law, are considering cutting some services. According to the decree dated January 19, 2007, securities companies must have the chartered capital stipulated in the decree within two years... Read more
Official: Some 2,000 small Indonesian islands may disappear
November 30, 2008 . Filed under International, News
At least 2,000 small islands across archipelagic Indonesia may disappear sooner or later as a consequence of excessive mining and other environment-damaging activities, a senior official said on Saturday. At least 2,000 small islands across archipelagic Indonesia may disappear sooner or later as a consequence of excessive mining and other environment-damaging... Read more
Small but shining bright
Tran Cong Vinh, an 18 year old who is only 1.16 meters tall, stands near the bicycle he rides to school Tran Cong Vinh is short, but lacks neither intelligence nor determination. Though he’s 18 years old, Tran Cong Vinh is only 1.16 meters tall and weighs only 19 kilograms.His mother pitied her son for being... Read more
High interest rates could drive small companies bankrupt
A tenth of Vietnam’s 350,000 small-and medium-sized enterprises may go bankrupt in the first quarter of next year as high lending rates wipe out profits, according to a business association. The companies are typically paying as much as 16 percent to borrow money, more than their profit margins of 14 percent,... Read more
Treasury stocks: Large orders, small purchases
VietNamNet Bridge – In the last few days, a lot of listed companies have registered to buy millions of treasury stocks from now to the beginning of 2009. Sacombank, for example, has registered to buy 25mil treasury stocks. Investors hope that the large orders will create a big demand and help refresh the stock market. Meanwhile, they also fear that the... Read more
Small banks: Increase chartered capital or merge?
VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have only two months left to raise their chartered capital to VND1tril. Those banks that cannot reach VND1tril will have to be merged into other banks. According to the State Bank of Vietnam, as of the end of October 2008, Vietnam had nine joint-stock banks that had to increase chartered capital to VND1tril: First Joint... Read more
Small hydropower plants have electricity but no transmission lines
VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of small hydropower plants may be unable to sell electricity because there are no transmission lines to the national grid. The northern province of Lao Cai plans to build 80 small hydropower plants which are expected to churn out 700MW of electricity by 2010 and 1,000MW by 2015. Many investors have injected their money in to the... Read more
Small and medium enterprises’ week to launch in Hanoi
VietNamNet Bridge – The National Week for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) highlighting a range of assistance and investment promotion activities will be held in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and 20 other provinces and cities nationwide from Nov. 17-21. There are now more than 300,000 enterprises in Vietnam, of which SMEs account for 96.5 percent. Addressing... Read more