Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao yesterday (March 10th) met Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, Minister of Economy and Finance, Aun Pornmoniroth, and Minister for Education, Youth and Sport, Hang Chuon Naron to discuss the Cambodian government’s development strategy and how ADB can support its efforts to diversify the economy, promote inclusive growth and … Continue reading
Vietnam will intensify its multi-year efforts to clean up and overhaul its banking system – which has struggled over the years with non-performing loans (NPLs) – by pushing for bank mergers and forcing weaker banks into bankruptcy. The State Bank of Vietnam, the nation’s central bank, said that it will increase measures to “drastically” deal … Continue reading
By Thomas Jandl For Vietnam’s leadership, 2014 was another year of growing into a role as an increasingly active international player, both diplomatically and economically. Two events — the Haiyang 981 oilrig incident and TPP accession negotiations — gave Vietnam a place in the spotlight and shed light on a continued path for 2015. Vietnamese … Continue reading
By ETFalpha Global Emerging Markets expressed as iShares MSCI EM ETF (EEM) have been remaining in both negative trend and momentum. However, if the recent market bounce appears to be sustainable during the week commencing December, 21st we may see momentum turing into positive territory. Assuming that’s the case we would be recommending to increase … Continue reading
By ETFalpha Contact(at)ETFalpha.uk What an interesting week for global stocks and Emerging Markets. The levels of volatility jumped significantly with the VIX Index reading increased by more than 78% for the week! Both Emerging and Frontier Markets lost around 6% predominantly due to plummeting oil and generally commodity prices. Technically things look awful as both … Continue reading
Emerging and Frontier Markets are an asset class itself these days and offer investors amazing opportunities. The challenge is to harness the amount of volatility relatively bigger versus the other equity asset classes. Also the universe of ETFs in that space is pretty big and any successful asset allocation approach has to follow a well … Continue reading
Vietnam’s National Assembly is set to pass a revised Investment Law this month as the nation looks to improve business climate by creating a clear, open, and transparent environment for investors, according to a report on Friday from Vietnamese state-run news agency Việt Nam News. Vietnam’s Deputy Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s … Continue reading
Vietnam’s Central Bank, the State Bank of Vietnam, will cut its key policy rate to 5.5% from its previous 6% rate as the nation looks to spur lending by banks amid its efforts to bolster struggling economic growth, Bloomberg reports on Tuesday. The State Bank of Vietnam’s deposit rate will be cut to 5.5% from its … Continue reading