Hanoi (VNA) – The British Council said on January 13 it has launched the GREAT scholarship programme for sustainable development for students from five countries, including Vietnam. The other four countries benefiting from the 280,000 GBP programme are Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. The programme is designed for those who want to study at a UK university for a one-year postgraduate course in a climate change-related subject. Each scholarship offers a minimum of 10,000 GBP towards tuition fees. The scholarships are jointly funded by the British Council, the GREAT Britain Campaign, and participating UK higher education institutions. For 2021–2022, academic year, students from Vietnam can apply for this scholarship through Anglia Ruskin University, Royal Agricultural University, University College London, University of Bristol, University of East Anglia, University of Greenwich./. … [Read more...] about UK’s GREAT scholarships for sustainable development launched
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SHB Finance announced new chairman and posted stable performance in 2020
Facing the challenges of 2020, SHB Finance has quickly adapted, strictly controlled debt quality and credit scale, implemented flexible policies in the challenging business conditions. At the same time, the company has scaled up efforts to stay in sync with the ecosystems of the partners so as to fully deliver digitalized financial services. … [Read more...] about SHB Finance announced new chairman and posted stable performance in 2020
VietinBank named fastest-growing SME bank in Vietnam
In particular, the overall and diverse package “VietinBank SME Stronger” offers preferential interest rates and fees such as mid and long-term lending at fixed rates, unlimited money transfer, banking accounts with favourite numbers, promotions for online transactions, and insurance products exclusively designed for SMEs. It also provides specialised products and services for each sector and business mechanism. … [Read more...] about VietinBank named fastest-growing SME bank in Vietnam
IFRS 9 for banks set to be the way forward
The new impairment approach now requires banks to recognise expected credit loss (ECL) and to update the amount of ECL recognised at each reporting date to reflect changes in the credit risk of financial assets. This new approach is forward-looking and eliminates the threshold for the recognition of credit losses, so that it is no longer necessary for a ‘trigger event’ to have occurred before credit losses are reported. … [Read more...] about IFRS 9 for banks set to be the way forward
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 11
According to a recent report by SSI Research, domestic cement demand is expected to increase around 5-7 per cent this year compared to 2020. The increase in domestic sales will be fuelled by the increase in infrastructure investment, foreign direct investment inflow into the country and the recovery of the real estate market, which will push up demand for cement, SSI Research said. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 11