CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND INVESTMENT PLAN FOR VIETNAM CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND INVESTMENT PLAN FOR VIETNAM VIETNAM CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND INVESTMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction4 I.Country and Sector Context4 II.Priority Sectors for GHG Emission Reduction8 Energy Efficiency10 Renewable Energy11 Transport14 Summary16 III.Rationale for Selected Sectors for CTF Co-financing17 Energy Efficiency18 Renewable Energy21 Urban Transport23 IV.Enabling Policy and Regulatory Environment25 Energy Policy Framework28 Transport Policy Framework29 V.Implementation Potential and Risk Assessment30 VI.Financing Plan and Instruments32 Reference34 Annexes: MDB Proposals for CTF Co-Financing 1.Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (ADB)35 2.Power Transmission Investment Program (ADB)39 3.Urban Transport Program (ADB)42 4.Supporting Development of a Smarter Transmission Grid (IBRD)48 5.Private Sector Financing Program for Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Production and … [Read more...] about CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND INVESTMENT PLAN FOR VIETNAM
Investment grants for small businesses
Tough Year for Vietnam Businesses
2012 is a tough year for Vietnamese businesses and the entire economy, said Ms Pham Thi Thu Hang, General Secretary of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) at a ceremony announcing the Vietnam Business Annual Report 2011 held by VCCI in Hanoi. Under the theme of "Business Linkage", the report delved into the capability of Vietnamese businesses on four aspects: Labour, finance, innovation and market access. It also enquired into operating realities of businesses according to annualised themes. Mixed blessing Global economies are forecast to continue facing difficulties in 2012 and this will leave a considerable effect on the Vietnamese economy as it is penetrating more deeply into the world economy, said the report. Economic slowdown in combination with austerity measures, tax hikes, public spending reduction and unemployment rise in Europe, the US and many other nations will lead to a contraction in consumption and import. This will greatly impact Vietnam's … [Read more...] about Tough Year for Vietnam Businesses
Investment opportunities for private businesses
(VEN) - The Vietnam Business Challenge Fund (VBCF) will provide Vietnamese private businesses with grants to a maximum level of US$800,000 to help them develop a creative business model which benefits low-income people. What are VBCF's views on the Vietnamese market? Vietnam has made a shift from developing an agriculture-based economy to promoting the manufacture of products with added value. Vietnam has been considered as one of the fastest growing economies in the world over the last several decades. Based on significant economic development achievements, Vietnam has become a middle-income country. However, as we know, millions of Vietnamese people in rural and suburban areas still have no access to the market and basic services as well as opportunities for increased incomes. These people represent a potential market segment for businesses to develop through cooperation with them. VBCF was established in Vietnam in November 2012. Could you tell us about its goals? VBCF's … [Read more...] about Investment opportunities for private businesses
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS PROJECT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN DAI LOC DISTRICT, QUANG NAM PROVINCE. CODE: HT 09-09
1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES. To invest in construction of an infrastructural system for 03 industrial complexes: - The Phu Dong Industrial Complex in Dai Hiep commune - The Dai Dong Industrial Complex - The Dai Tan traditional village Industrial Complex Building infrastructure has completed and put into operation of all industrial complexes which are in the list of planning development of industridal complex in Dai Loc district by 2020 - Produce handicraft products - Mechanic, processing and assembling - Industrial production process of agricultural- forestry and minerals products… - Produce construction materials - Other clean industries FORMS OF INVESTMENT business cooperation contract 100% foreign capital 100% domestic capital PROJECT SCALE. Total investment capital Dai Dong Industrial Complex: 19 million USD Dai Tan Industrial Complex: 47 million USD Phu Dong, Dai Hiep Industrial Complex: 24 million USD Expected area to be used Phu Dong Industrial … [Read more...] about CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS PROJECT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN DAI LOC DISTRICT, QUANG NAM PROVINCE. CODE: HT 09-09
Credit loans still out of reach for small businesses
Even though banks are now offering credit loans and various support packages at low interest rates of only 14 per cent per year, many small and medium businesses are finding it difficult to access bank loans to save themselves from bankruptcy. Bank loans inaccessible To help small businesses recover from the economic crunch at the moment, banks were requested by the State Bank to lower loan interest rates from 15 per cent last month to 14 per cent. However, credit is not reaching the needy. According to Dinh Thi Kim Cuc, director of Phuoc Thinh Nhom private company, due to a 50 per cent decrease in orders in the first six months of 2012, she had to temporarily halt many projects. Moreover, her customers only made small part payments of VND30-50 million at a time (approx US$1,428.6-2,381) while earlier she could invest billions of dong at one time in a project. She now has no choice but to borrow money at sky-high interest rates of 28-29 per cent per annum. Now, after hearing … [Read more...] about Credit loans still out of reach for small businesses