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BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 19

Businesses exhausted after spending Q1 fighting COVID-19

 

Vietnam export targets still attainable under certain conditions

If Covid-19 is contained by Q2, exports will bounce back and the 7-8 percent export growth rate in 2020 will be within reach.

Transport Ministry tries to save Vietnam Airlines, experts cite legal constraints

If enterprises are treated unequally, Vietnam will suffer immeasurable consequences, said lzwyer Truong Thanh Duc from Basico Law Firm.

Will the Jetstar Pacific brandname be eliminated?

Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA), the low-cost Vietnamese air carrier, is moving ahead with the third restructuring, expected to be carried out after the epidemic ends.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 18

Q2 growth likely to suffer from pandemic

Vietnamese food, foodstuff producers gear up for epidemic

Covid-19 has led to a sharp increase in the demand for essential goods.

SMEs in dire need of help

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need "painkillers" in the short term to increase liquidity and "vaccines" to develop sustainably in the long term.

How to run the economy safely during Covid-19: HCM City’s initiative

Experts have applauded the measured taken by HCM City authorities on risk assessment and management, believing that this is the first important step to run the economy safely.

Who deserves the most help during the Covid-19 crisis?

National Assembly deputies say if the government gives financial support to real estate firms and private schools, it will only be saving rich people.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 17

Shrimp exports to China show drastic upturn after five years

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 16

Agriculture ministry proposes maintaining sticky rice exports

How is Sabeco faring now?

Having spent nearly $5 billion to acquire 53 percent of shares of Sabeco, the largest brewer in Vietnam, Thaibev has seen its investment value fall by half.

After Covid-19 epidemic peak, Chinese market opens again to Vietnam’s catfish

Catfish exporters hope that orders from China will increase again as this country has passed the Covid-19 epidemic peak.

In Vietnam, fintechs thrive during Covid-19

More people are avoiding the use of bank notes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

F&B chains in Vietnam go online or die during COVID-19

Many eateries have stopped serving offline and shifted to selling online during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Will foreign investors’ capital withdrawal put pressure on the exchange rate?

Explaining the appreciation of the US dollar recently, Nguyen Duc Do from the Finance Academy said that in the current uncertainty, investors have sold their assets and sought shelter in the dollar. 

Business rents on the decrease

Many realtors have slashed retail premises rent by 20-40 percent to help tenants survive Covid-19, which is damaging the economy.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 15

Fitch affirms 'BB' ratings on EVN, EVNNPT, PVN; revises outlooks to stable

Who is allowed to export rice during the COVID-19 crisis?

The total amount of rice that Vietnamese exporters have to deliver to partners under contracts from now to the end of May is 1.385 million tons.