Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong said the health sector has implemented several policies to call for social investment into public medical facilities focusing on PPP (Public-private partnership) between public and non-public medical institutions. They comprise the cooperation between Tumor Hospital and Hong Duc Hospital or between People’s Hospital 115 and Gia An Hospital 115. The cooperation between the two infirmaries has initially produced good efficiency because patients are treated by groups of good physicians and stay in deluxe hospitals with cheap price. This has helped to improve treatment quality and reduce pressure for big infirmaries as well as encouraging investors to pour more investment into private medical facilities out of the city’s policies of social contribution in health sector. However, consultant of DG Medical Company Dr. Dilshaad Ali said that despite Vietnam’s policies of calling for social contribution … [Read more...] about Foreign medical investors expect simplified investment procedures
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Foreign investors exchange 3.9m FPT shares
IT technicians work at FPT Software Village - a tech hub run by IT group FPT Corporation at Hà Nội’s Hòa Lạc High-Tech Park. Foreign investors on Friday traded nearly 3.9 million shares of the IT giant. — Photo vozforumsViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Foreign institutional investors traded nearly 3.9 million shares of tech firm FPT Corporation on Friday, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD). Foreign investment fund VOF Investment Limited of the asset management firm VinaCapital sold more than 3.55 million FPT shares to two foreign funds – Florida Retirement System (500,000 shares) and Macquarie Bank Limited (3.05 million shares). The Australia-based fund Macquarie Bank Limited on the same day purchased 330,000 FPT shares from Forum One – VCG Partners Vietnam Fund and SHBNPP Vietnam Security Master Investment Trust. The total value of the deals was not disclosed. FPT Corporation recorded VNĐ23.2 trillion … [Read more...] about Foreign investors exchange 3.9m FPT shares
Derivatives market not alluring to institutional investors yet
Derivatives market has not been much attractive to institutional investors. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Although derivatives market has proved its role as an effective investment channel, it is still not much attractive to institutional investors. According to the Hanoi Stock Exchange, 98.7 percent of the trading volume came from domestic individuals in August while the participation of institutional players just accounted for a small percentage of 0.76. Foreign transactions in August rose 12.4 percent from July; however, they only made up 0.13 percent of the total trading volume. More than 1.8 million futures contracts were traded in the month, a month-on-month drop of 35.67 percent. The average trading volume of the market was 79,539 contracts per section, down 38.47 percent from the previous month. However, trading account number rose 9.64 percent to 43,453 accounts. Total Open Interests (OI) declined 9.12 percent to 15,320 contracts. With the participation of Rong Viet … [Read more...] about Derivatives market not alluring to institutional investors yet
SSI issues US$50 million bond to a foreign investor
SSI did not disclose the buyer’s information but according to ndh.vn, the bonds, maturing in three years with the coupon rate of 4 percent per year, were issued to a foreign institution.This institution will help SSI expand its network to international markets, in line with the company’s long-term development strategy, the source said. At present, foreign capital accounts for 52.57 percent of its capital source.SSI is the top brokerage company in Vietnam’s stock market with total assets of over 18.76 trillion VND by the end of 2017, up 34 percent year-on-year. … [Read more...] about SSI issues US$50 million bond to a foreign investor
SSI issues $50m bond to a foreign investor
Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) issued convertible bonds worth a total VND1.15 trillion (US$50.4 million), the company said on Friday.SSI did not disclose the buyer’s information but according to ndh.vn, the bonds, maturing in three years with the coupon rate of 4 per cent per year, were issued to a foreign institution.This institution will help SSI expand its network to international markets, in line with the company’s long-term development strategy, the source said. At present, foreign capital accounts for 52.57 per cent of its capital source.SSI is the top brokerage company in Viet Nam’s stock market with total assets of over VND18.76 trillion by the end of 2017, up 34 per cent year-on-year. – VNS … [Read more...] about SSI issues $50m bond to a foreign investor