Over 136.65 million USD of public investment from foreign sources disbursed in H1 Business

Over 136.65 million USD of public investment from foreign sources disbursed in H1

More than 3.22 trillion VND (136.65 million USD) of public investment capital from foreign sources was disbursed in the first six months of this year, completing 27.2% of the target set for the whole year, according to Truong Hung Long, Director of the Department of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
Indonesia to increase budget for health care World

Indonesia to increase budget for health care

Indonesia’s Finance Ministry is planning to allocate up to 200.8 trillion Rp (13.4 billion USD) for the 2024 health care budget to tackle stunting and high tuberculosis concerns.
Malaysia committed to strengthening domestic currency World

Malaysia committed to strengthening domestic currency

The Malaysian government remains committed to implementing policies that can bolster the nation’s economic growth and competitiveness to attract funds that will strengthen the international reserves and the ringgit.
Finance Ministry creates favourable conditions for FDI companies: Minister Business

Finance Ministry creates favourable conditions for FDI companies: Minister

Vietnam’s Finance Ministry will continue to create favourable conditions for foreign direct investment (FDI) companies to operate effectively and sustainably in the country, Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc said on January 10 when meeting Samsung Electronics President and Chief Financial Officer Park Hark-kyu.
Vietnam, Europe boost cooperation in tackling trade frauds  Business

Vietnam, Europe boost cooperation in tackling trade frauds

General Director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) Nguyen Van Can and Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Ville Itälä signed a customs administrative cooperation agreement between the Vietnamese Finance Ministry and OLAF in Brussels on December 14.
Thailand to pump 260 million USD into Thai Airways World

Thailand to pump 260 million USD into Thai Airways

The Finance Ministry of Thailand plans to pump 10 billion baht (260 million USD) into Thai Airways International (THAI) to keep its shareholding in the company from dipping below 40%, according to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
State budget collection almost reaches yearly target Business

State budget collection almost reaches yearly target

State budget collection in the January-September period was estimated at over 1.32 quadrillion VND (55.9 billion USD ), reaching 94% of the yearly target, and up 22% from the same period last year, according to Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi.