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Annaliese Atina, newly appointed managing director of Ford Vietnam, talked with VIR about her new role, leadership, and vision.
Many banks are forecast to continue growing profits in the third quarter of 2026, supported by credit expansion. However, rising funding costs and narrowing net interest margins are putting pressure on the earnings outlook for some lenders.
Robots are getting cheaper, but Vietnamese manufacturers will need skilled workers, secure systems, and flexible financing, to turn automation into growth, according to German and Vietnam-based industry leaders.
On October 12, at the Ministry of Finance, Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan met with Ian Linnell, president of international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, to discuss Vietnam’s sovereign credit profile, and macroeconomic growth prospects.
As developers become more sophisticated in evaluating design, branding, operations and user experience, international design consultancies are facing a higher bar in Vietnam.
Financial heads around the world must contend with the AI era. Mohammad Mudasser, partner of Deals Transformation at PwC Vietnam, looks at how it could help shape tomorrow’s business decisions.
KN Holdings Group was honoured in the Top 50 Leading Enterprises in ESG Vietnam for 2026.
The new domestic carbon exchange adds a market-based mechanism to the green finance ecosystem, linking carbon pricing with green credit and capital markets.
Instead of focusing only on land costs and incentives as usual, foreign investors are seeking a synchronised manufacturing ecosystem, from stable power supply and logistics to shared infrastructure and the convenience of completing residence procedures for experts to serve their long-term investment in the country.
For a bank with history, transformation presents a particular challenge. Holding too tightly to what worked in the past and past success can harden into inertia. Changing without a clear sense of what should endure, and an institution risks losing the identity and trust it has spent years building.
Ho Chi Minh City has moved up sharply in the latest Global Financial Centres Index, recording the second-largest rise among assessed centres.
Vietnam’s accelerating digital transformation is reshaping the accountancy profession. Talking to VIR’s Khanh Linh, Melanie Proffitt, President of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Global, discusses the implications of these changes for finance professionals.
Viable projects, credible data, and suitable financing mechanisms are essential to improving access to green capital.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is consulting ministries and localities for the adjustment of Power Development Plan VIII - Phase 1. One of the contents is the proposal to replace coal-fired or gas-fired power plants with LNG power projects in the north.
The green transition has become an unmistakable trend, but its implementation requires a roadmap that reflects practical conditions and economic development needs.
