Diep Nguyen | BizLIVE

15:03 - 13/09/2019

World Bank, UNICEF Call for Solid Steps to Address Child Undernutrition in Vietnam

Diep Nguyen | Child undernutrition remains a significant development challenge in Vietnam, representing a staggering yet avoidable loss to the nation’s human capital and economic growth potential.
14:48 - 13/09/2019

Fitch Assigns Vietnam Oil and Gas Group First-Time 'BB' Rating; Outlook Positive

Diep Nguyen | Fitch Ratings has assigned Vietnam Oil and Gas Group's (PVN) first-time Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB' with a Positive Outlook. The agency has also assigned PVN a senior unsecured rating of...
14:43 - 13/09/2019

SBV Cut Certain Rates

Diep Nguyen | In order to contribute to managing inflation, stabilizing macro economy, and supporting for business and economic growth, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) decided to reduce certain rates.
08:15 - 10/09/2019

Fitch Harshly Downgrades China and Eurozone GDP Growth Forecasts in the Next 18 Months

Diep Nguyen | China's growth rate is now expected to fall to 6.1% in 2019 and 5.7% in 2020, down from 6.2% and 6.0%, respectively, in the June 2019 GEO. Eurozone growth is now forecast...

08:17 - 12/08/2019

Vietnam’s Economy Remains Resilient to Rising Trade Tensions and Heightened Risks

Diep Nguyen | Sound fundamentals, the authorities’ commitment to macroeconomic stability and positive reform momentum are contributing to broad based, private sector-led and noninflationary growth.
20:50 - 11/08/2019

Hanoi in the 1990s through the Lens of one Japanese

Diep Nguyen | My first impression of Hanoi was dark, because of weather and buildings which was not maintained, but people’s smiling faces were warm, I started feel like Hanoi soon, Kobayashi said.
10:36 - 07/08/2019

Ongoing Drought Holds Risks to Disrupt Agricultural Production in Many Provinces

Diep Nguyen | Headline inflation in July slightly edged up to 2.4% y-o-y from 2.2% in June. This marks the second slowest inflation growth so far in 2019, starting 2H19 with the subdued trend as...
09:59 - 07/08/2019

Caution Needed When Vietnam Pursues Development Through Infrastructure Spending

Diep Nguyen | Although official development assistance (ODA) with low interest and long repayment periods from bilateral donors is still available, Vietnam must, nonetheless, be cautious on increasing any type of public debt.

14:28 - 17/07/2019

IMF Commenced Vietnam to Further Improve Tax Policy and Administration

Diep Nguyen | Tax policy and administration include higher environmental taxes, the tightening of government guarantees and lower current spending, which helped reduce public and publicly guaranteed debt.
11:28 - 17/07/2019

IMF Predicts Vietnam’s Economy Has Soft Landing in 2019

Diep Nguyen | Inflation is expected to pick up slightly in 2019 on the back of administered price increases but should remain below the authorities’four percent target.
15:15 - 16/07/2019

Japanese or South Korean Investors Likely to Buy Stake in MBBank

Diep Nguyen | So far, the size of the stake and the amount expected to be raised are not yet to be announced. FactSet data shows that Vietnamese’s government holds 44% of MBBank through some military-linked companies...
13:56 - 16/07/2019

Daily Spending of International Visitors to Vietnam Stagnant for Many Years

Diep Nguyen | This shift therefore represents an erosion in the overall economic yield of Vietnam’s international visitor mix, evidenced by the stagnant average daily spending of visitors between 2014 and 2017 (US$96).