• Int’l exhibitions provide businesses with good opportunities
  Int’l exhibitions provide businesses with good opportunities
  

  

  Vietnamese businesses now have a fine opportunity to introduce their brand names to the world by participating two international exhibitions which opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre on March 18.
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• ADB highly praises Vietnam’s economic potential and prospects
  ADB highly praises Vietnam’s economic potential and prospects
  

  

  “Vietnam Today” is the theme of a talk on Vietnam’s economic development held by the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW) and Asian Development Bank in Berlin on March 17.
  18/03
• French Week to be launched in Hanoi in November
  French Week to be launched in Hanoi in November
  

  The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) has announced that it will host a French Week in Hanoi from November 21-28.
  18/03
• 15 billion Yen for small and medium sized enterprises
  15 billion Yen for small and medium sized enterprises
  

  

  Small and medium sized enterprises will be provided 19 billion Yen in credit under a programme to help them access medium and long term loans from financial institutes.
  18/03
• Vietinbank seeks joint venture bank with Qatar
  Vietinbank seeks joint venture bank with Qatar
  

  

  The Vietnam Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) plans to establish a joint venture bank and open a branch in Qatar.
  18/03

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• CPI slows down in October, gold prices rise
  CPI slows down in October, gold prices rise
  

  

  The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October increased by 0.37 percent compared to September but was up 2.99 percent against October 2008, and up 4.49 percent against December 2008, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
  23/10
• Southern city strengthens trade ties with Russia
  Southern city strengthens trade ties with Russia
  

  The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is carrying out a trade cooperation programme with Russia to earn US$100 million in export turnover in two years (2009 and 2010).
  23/10
• Polypropylene from oil refinery to be shipped to Japan
  Polypropylene from oil refinery to be shipped to Japan
  

  The Dung Quat oil refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai is expected to ship 5,500 tonnes of propylene to Japan on Oct. 23.
  23/10
• 71 percent of people trust in high-quality Vietnamese goods
  71 percent of people trust in high-quality Vietnamese goods
  

  

  71 percent of 400 respondents said that they choose to buy domestic products because of their reasonable prices and acceptable quality.
  23/10
• 2,000 stores take part in promotional month
  2,000 stores take part in promotional month
  

  

  Around 335 businesses have registered to join a promotional month at nearly 1,000 locations, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade.
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