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Plan approved to boost bilateral trade with Cambodia for 2025-2026
It demonstrates the interest and appreciation for the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Banking & Finance
Central bank proposes 2% loan support for green and ESG projects
Eligible borrowers would include entities undertaking projects certified as green, circular, or ESG-compliant.
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Key economic and social policies take effect in October 2025
Among the most notable is the Corporate Income Tax Law 2025, recently promulgated by the National Assembly, which will be effective from October 1.
Impacts from new tax rules
Small retailers have voiced concern over Vietnam’s new tax rules, prompting calls for a revision of revenue thresholds and policies.
Revised cybersecurity law unlocks digital opportunities for Vietnamese businesses
The draft law also addresses cybersecurity protection for information systems and critical national security information systems.
New rules on big money transfers to take effect on November 1
Big money transfers will have to be reported to the State Bank of Vietnam.
E-commerce Law's role to be defined in national legal framework
According to the draft law, there are 18 administrative procedures, including 9 existing ones, while 6 others have been eliminated, representing a 40% reduction compared to current regulations.
Special, superior mechanisms must be ensured for land and environment in the future IFC
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha emphasized the need to revise investment procedures governed by the Investment Law, including auction processes, bidding, and investor selection and recommended these be included in future legislative amendments.
PM urges for acceleration of public capital disbursement
The disbursed volume of public investment in January-August period was estimated to reach 46.3 per cent of this year's plan, according to an official dispatch issued by Prime Minh Chinh on September 21.