At the signing ceremony Addressing the signing ceremony, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The emphasized the important significance of transport projects towards sustainably economic development in the country. He added that the signed program would help provide Vietnam with a flexible capital source to ensure the best quality of the projects. In his speech, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick said that the program marked a new stage in Australia’s assistance program. The Australian Ambassador underscored that Australia wanted to work with Vietnam to ensure its projects attract international finance and to implement them faster and that it was a vivid evidence of Australia’s economic partnership with Vietnam. Under the signed agreement, Australia will provide capital and other resources for new transport projects in Vietnam, from the concept stage to the start of construction. The program, running from 2018 to 2022, will develop five major road projects in Vietnam. Through the program, coordination between Australian transport organizations and the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport is hoped to be boosted. Translated by Chung Anh
PANO – An agreement, signed by Tran Xuan Ha, Vice-Minister of Finance, and Jean-François Girault, French Ambassador to Vietnam, for the French Development Agency (AFD), on March 29th in Hanoi, is to give €100 million in loan to Vietnam for the "Public Investment Reform” program. The AFD’s loan, part of a joint funding program with the World Bank, is in line with France’s cooperation with Vietnam. The two-year program is aimed at assisting the Vietnamese Government in funding its economic recovery plan in order to ease effects of the economic crisis that hit the country at the end of 2008,…... [read more]
An agreement to this effect was signed in Hanoi on December 13 by representatives of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Developpement, AFD), and the French embassy in Vietnam. The fund will be used to complete the legal framework for micro-finance and increase the management and inspection capacity of Vietnam’s micro-finance sector. The three-year project will start next year under the management of the SBV. The Vietnamese Government has approved a project to develop the micro-finance system until 2020, with a focus on sustainability, raising living standards of low-income earners, assisting small-scale businesses,…... [read more]
The statement was given at the meeting of the Vietnam – Luxembourg Partnership Committee on February 13-15 with the participation of a Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Planning and Investment, Vo Hong Phuc. The Vietnamese delegation had a working session with the General Director of the Luxembourg development aid agency, and was greeted by Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. Meeting with the Luxembourg PM, Minister Vo Hong Phuc expressed his thanks to the Luxembourgian government for its support to Vietnam in the past. PM Juncker praised cooperation between the two countries in all fields and expressed his hope ties…... [read more]
(VOV) -The Australian Embassy in Hanoi has announced its 2013-14 Direct Aid Program (DAP), worth an estimated AUD159.1 million to targeted northern and central provinces. Seminar marks Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties Australia, Vietnam cooperate in science-technology Australia to appoint agricultural advisor to Vietnam DAP provides grants for small-scale development projects aimed at alleviating hardship and advancing development outcomes in Vietnam's disadvantaged communities. The funding is available to eligible individuals, community groups, NGOs, academic institutions, libraries, museums, and other organisations engaged in development activities in Vietnam on a not-for-profit basis. Once expressions of interest have been assessed, shortlisted applicants will be asked…... [read more]
PANO- CPA Australia has just granted 6 scholarships worth VND 300 million to excellent students in the international accounting masters programme at Swinburne University in Vietnam. CPA Australia has for long had close connections with Swinbourne University in Australia and recently with its branch in Vietnam. The Swinbourne Masters in International Accounting Program (MintA) is the first and only accounting programme accredited by CPA Australia. Six excellent Vietnamese students were given the scholarships by CPA Australia at their graduation ceremonies in Ho Chi Minh City on February 18th and in Hanoi on February 22nd. At the ceremonies, CPA said that…... [read more]
