August 13, 2011
The currency has been broadly stable since February against the US dollar. Fitch Ratings says the outlook for Vietnam’s economy is stable but warns unresolved problems in the relatively large and weak banking system are a source of risk. Vietnam has been rated B+ by the agency, the same as a year ago. The ratings are supported by [...]
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July 29, 2011
A Spanish flag flutters over the Bank of Spain in Madrid March 10, 2011. Rating agency Moody’s put Spain on review for a possible downgrade on Friday, adding to concerns that a Greek rescue package has done little to halt the spread of Europe’s debt crisis. Moody’s move to place the Aa2 government bond rating [...]
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May 31, 2011
This photo shows a part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) District in Truong Sa archipelago. On March 23, 2011, Xinhua, the official news agency of China, published an article titled "The Nanhai sea dispute from the perspective of the international law of the sea" by scholars He Jian and Wang Ao from the Xiang Tan [...]
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November 13, 2009
The proceeds of Vietnamâs debut sovereign bond in 2005 â“ totaling US$750 million â“ are currently on-lent to the shipbuilding group Vinashin. Vietnam aims to sell US$1 billion worth of dollar-denominated bonds overseas by the end of this year or early 2010, a finance ministry official said. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the [...]
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November 3, 2009
Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co., part of the countryâs sovereign wealth fund, will sign an agreement on a mixed-use project in Vietnam in the coming weeks, the companyâs deputy chief executive officer said. âWe are almost done with the deal,â in Vietnam, Hassan Alfadala said in an interview Monday in Yemenâs capital, Sanaâa. âIt [...]
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May 23, 2009
A woman walks past a sign for Temasek Holdings Pte at the company’s headquarters in Singapore. Singapore’s Temasek defended its money-losing exit from Bank of America, saying the US-centric bank did not fit its investment criteria and the risk was perceived to be greater than the expected return. The explanation, a rarity for the state [...]
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April 15, 2009
Roadworks in Dak Nong Province’s Gia Nghia Town in the Central Highlands. Major questions remain unanswered since the Government’s second stimulus package was announced earlier this monthLookAtVietnam – Three major questions remain unanswered since the Government’s second stimulus package was announced earlier this month.They are: How much will it total? From where will the money [...]
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February 20, 2009
Any activities undertaken by foreign countries regarding Vietnamâs archipelagoes without its express permission will be viewed as violations of its sovereign rights and are legally invalid, a government spokesman said. Speaking during a regular press briefing in Hanoi Thursday, foreign ministryâs spokesman Le Dzung reiterated that Vietnam possesses a sufficient historical and legal basis to [...]
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October 22, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged European Union (EU) countries on Tuesday to set up their sovereign wealth funds to buy stakes of troubled banks falling prey to the financial crisis. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg October 21, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)“Stock markets are at a historically low level. The opportunity might be [...]
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