Economy

On 8 May, the People’s Committee of Long An province held a conference to implement a growth scenario for primary sector (agriculture, forestry, and fisheries), targeting an increase of at least 4% in 2025.

Seven localities with disbursement rates higher than the national average were Phu Tho (46.71%), Thanh Hoa (39.02%), Ha Tinh (29.43%), Nghe An (22.56%), Quang Binh (19.23%), Bac Giang (18%), and Hoa Binh (17.34%).

Vice Chairman of the Nasdaq Bob McCooey voiced hope that more reputable and large-scale Vietnamese companies would list on the Nasdaq in the near future.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) committees on trade defence held a series of meetings from April 28 to May 1

While newly-registered capital declined by 23.8% to 5.59 billion USD, additional capital injections into existing projects increased nearly 3.9 times to 6.4 billion USD.

Six commodities recorded more than 1 billion USD in value, led by wood and wood products at 5.2 billion USD (up 5.8%), coffee at 3.78 billion USD (up 51.1%), and shrimp at 1.24 billion USD (up 28.4%).

With continued support from Vietnamese experts, the “shrimp farming for hunger elimination” model is gradually taking shape in Cuba, creating jobs for thousands of local workers.

As one of the large rice producers in the Mekong Delta, Long An plays an important role in ensuring national food security and contributing to the country's rice export turnover

Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) will be the lead arranger of the financing and will handle the underwriting for the syndicated loan of 1.85 trillion IDR.

With the viewpoint of always accompanying enterprises, Long An supports and creates all favorable conditions to welcome units to invest, produce and do business in the area.

The Vietnamese companies showcased a wide range of goods, from raw input materials for production chains to high-value processed food products.

Vietnam's tra fish exports continued its strong recovery in March, reaching 182 million USD, up 21% month-on-month and 16% year-on-year.