US$ 2.7 billion has been invested in Vietnam stock market by Korean investors, according to Vietnam News Agency on July 15, quoting Korean Finance Ministry figures. At present, Korea is the biggest investor in Vietnam with total investment of US$ 15.3 billion since 1988. In 2007 alone, Korean investors poured US$ 4.58 billion (US$ 2.7 billion in 2006) into Vietnam. Korea remained the leader for the second consecutive year. There are 70 Korean companies engaged in infrastructure investment with US$ 1.45 billion. According to Korean Commerce and Trade Promotion Agency, Vietnam is attractive thanks to its low labour cost, improved investment environment and high economic growth. Source: TBKT Translated by Hoang Anh … [Read more...] about US$ 2.7 billion invested in Vietnam stock market by Korea
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50 top valuable brands on Vietnam stock market 2015 announced
(CPV) - The list of 50 top valuable brands listed on Vietnam stock market has been announced at Vietnam Brand Matters Forum held in Hanoi on October 14th. On the list, Vinamilk was ranked No.1 with more than USD1.1 billion in value, nearly double the runner up Vietnam Military-run Telecommunications Group (Viettel). The aggregate value of those 50 brands is about USD5.5 billion, slightly higher than DBS - the most valuable bank brand in ASEAN which the brand alone was worth USD4.4 billion. This is the first time, Vietnamese brands were considered to evaluate by Brand Finance – the UK based Brand Evaluation company. This thanks to effort from the strategic cooperation between Brand Finance and Mibrand, the leading local Brand Management Consultant company. Annually, Brand Finance announces the values of more than 57,000 brands around the globe. Some of the top annual reports expected by marketer include Top 500 Global Brand, Top 500 Banks, Nation Brand Report… Those … [Read more...] about 50 top valuable brands on Vietnam stock market 2015 announced
50 top valuable brands on Vietnam Stock Market
PANO - Asia Pacific Direct of Brand Finance Samir Dixit has released the list of 50 top valuable brands listed on the Vietnam Stock Market at the Vietnam Brand Matters Forum in Hanoi on October 14th. On the list, Vinamilk is ranked No.1 with more than 1.1 billion USD in value, nearly double the runner up, Viettel. The agregate value of those 50 brands is about 5.5 billion USD, slightly higher than DBS – the most valuable bank brand in ASEAN which the brand alone was worth 4.4 billion USD. This is the first time, Vietnamese brands have been taken into consideration by Brand Finance – the UK based Brand Evaluation Company. This results from the effort from the strategic cooperation between Brand Finance and Mibrand, the leading local Brand Management Consultant Company. Annually, Brand Finance announces the values of more than 57,000 brands around the globe. Some of the top annual reports include Top 500 Global Brand, Top 500 Banks, and Nation Brand Report. Those reports … [Read more...] about 50 top valuable brands on Vietnam Stock Market
Vietnam stock market growth highest in world
VietNamNet Bridge - In the past three months, the Vietnam stock market grew 11.58%, far exceeding the 7.81% growth rate of the Mongolian stock market, the 5.96% rate of China and the 4.72% rate of Greece. This was the highest rate in the world, according to Indexq.org. In the past month, Vietnam's stock market also achieved impressive growth rate of 6.99%, compared to 5.39% of Denmark, 4.92% of the Czech Republic, 2.47% of Hungary or 2,06% of New Zealand. According to many experts, Vietnam’s decision to increase the percentage of foreign ownership to a maximum of 100%, except some special fields, is the factor that caused the high growth of the stock market in recent times. Domestic investors have purchased more shares in the expectation that the foreign capital inflows would pour into the market after the decision takes effect this September. In an interview in the Wall Street Journal, Louis Nguyen, CEO of Saigon Asset Management, said that Vietnam's stock market would … [Read more...] about Vietnam stock market growth highest in world
Japan finance firms interested in Vietnam stock market
Japan finance firms interested in Vietnam stock market Hong Phuc By Hong Phuc - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Japanese finance firms have expressed interest in exploring investment opportunities in Vietnam, the Ministry of Finance said after holding a conference in Tokyo last Friday. The ministry said in a statement issued last Saturday that the goal of the conference was to call for more Japanese investment in the domestic stock market. Pham Viet Muon, vice chairman of the Government Office, told the Japanese firms present at the conference that the Government was welcoming foreign investors and wanted them to be part of the country’s economic reform process, especially the restructuring of state enterprises and banks. There were group and one-on-one meetings between Vietnamese firms that will go public and potential Japanese investors at the meeting, says the statement. The gathering featured a policy dialog on equitization of state enterprises and the … [Read more...] about Japan finance firms interested in Vietnam stock market