The Government has been urged to develop a legal framework for the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Development Fund in terms of direct lending, in addition to trust and indirect lending services provided through commercial banks, to provide broader access to soft loans by SMEs.
Access to resources was vital for the development of of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
The management board of the small- and medium-sized enterprise development project in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh (SME Tra Vinh) has revealed that it will spend 70 billion VND (3 million USD) to support provincial SMEs in 2019, including over 65 billion VND from the Canadian government in non-refundable aid.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held a workshop in Hanoi on September 19 to provide updates on the Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises and its enforcement in order to solve some of the issues that have arisen during its implementation.
A forum on measures to improve capital access for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took place in Hanoi on August 8, looking at difficulties of both firms and banks in the matter.
Myanmar plans to boost the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from early January by introducing competitions in sectors across the country.
Most of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh are not yet aware of the social corporate responsibility and responsibility to protect the environment, according to a recent survey.
The 24th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting (SMEMM), which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15, has issued a Joint Statement on fostering SMEs development in the region.
The Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Fund has launched a financial aid package worth 560 billion VND for SMEs, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Though the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Fund was established a year ago, so far only three firms have got loans from it, fund director Hoang Thi Hong said.
The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and the Small & Medium Enterprise Development Fund launched a connectivity programme in the locality on April 14.
The SME Development Fund of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched financial aid packages for 2017 to continue assisting the firms which make up 97 percent of Vietnam’s total businesses.
Vietnam’s Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise Development Fund will join hands with the Korea Small and Medium Business Corporation to promote the development of SMEs and help them to seek partners
A fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) development with total charter capital of 2 trillion VND (89.75 million USD) was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment on April 22.
The SME Development Project in Tra Vinh will grant a support worth over 7 billion VND (310,500 USD) to local SMEs to reduce emissions during their production while bolstering sustainable development.
A delegation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Japan’s Ehime prefecture will tour Vietnam in early November to scope out the local market and seek investment opportunities.
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