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What’s in The Saigon Times Weekly this week?

Focus: Forex And Interest Rates On Collision Course: As credit growth is losing steam, most banks have lowered borrowing rates to reduce the capital...

The tax refund tangle

While there has been some improvement in the value-added tax (VAT) refund process in recent months, a significant number of businesses, particularly those exporting...

Who will benefit from carbon credits?

The carbon credit market is poised for significant growth. Who will be impacted and who stands to gain from this evolving landscape? High demand ahead With...

Caution amidst improving conditions

While recent improvements in business conditions have been observed, business leaders are maintaining a cautious outlook as the market’s downward trend is far from...

Beyond recycling

The urgency of environmental concerns is highlighting a crucial fact: recycling and reusing plastic waste, particularly single-use plastics, is not a viable solution. Plastic waste...

Green public investment

As Vietnam is stepping up public investment, should the country earmark a certain amount for green public investment? There are good lessons of other...

A catalyst for inbound tourism

Vietnam has since mid-August issued e-visas to citizens from all countries and territories to boost inbound tourism. With this change, many enterprises have also...

Vegetables, salt and health

Most people tend to consume more salt but less vegetables and fruits. Data from the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to noncommunicable disease risk factor...

Insurance industry mired in difficulties

Apart from industry-specific difficulties, the trend of interest rates going down will also make inroads into insurers’ profitability. Bancassurance grinds to a halt The insurance industry...

Real estate market not out of the woods

Being a significant magnet for capital inflows within the economy, the real estate market does not just impact industry players; its repercussions extend to...

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