Vietnam

VPBank and IFC collaborate to provide $150M funding to Vietnamese coffee enterprises

Vietnam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently collaborated to provide $150 million supply chain financing for coffee-exporting companies in Vietnam.

Leader Energy secures $23M loan from HSBC to support solar projects in Vietnam

HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. (HSBC Vietnam) and Malaysia-based Leader Energy Holding Berhad (Leader Energy), a wholly owned subsidiary of HNG Capital, have signed a VND 593 billion ($23.32 million) financing to support the development of Leader Energy's solar projects in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Nami Distributed Energy receives $10M investment from Clime Capital

Clime Capital, the Singapore-based fund manager focused on accelerating the low carbon transition, has invested $10 million in Nami Distributed Energy (Nami), the Vietnam-based clean energy company driving innovative distributed energy solutions for commercial and industrial clients.

Vinfast invests $1.2B to build local assembly plant in Indonesia

Vietnam’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast has officially entered Indonesia earlier this year, setting up a new dealership in the Jakarta suburb of Depok and announcing it will soon invest $1.2 billion to build a local assembly plant with a capacity of 50,000 cars per year.

IFC provides $150M to Vietnam’s SeABank to issue blue bond and boost climate finance

To catalyze a viable blue finance market while fostering green bonds and supporting smaller businesses in Vietnam, International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a financing package of $150 million to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank).

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From science fiction to reality: How a Vietnamese AI platform powered by human ingenuity could save millions of lives

Farm2Vet, a science-informed #AI-powered platform co-created with Vietnamese communities, has won a £1 million global prize for its innovative approach to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a silent pandemic threatening millions of lives. Proposed by researchers at VinUniversity, the University of Illinois, the Vietnam National University of…

Tracxn : Vietnam tech startups total fundings down 52.7 pct on year in first half

Total funding into Vietnam Tech startups dropped 52.7 percent to $46.5 million in the first half of 2024, compared with $98.5 million in the first half of 2023, Tracxn said Tuesday.

Charge+ partners Porsche to launch 1,700km electric vehicle charging network in Vietnam

Charge+, a Singapore-based electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, has partnered German automobile manufacturer Porsche to launch a 1,700 kilometers (km) EV Charging Network in Vietnam that connects Vietnam’s two largest cities Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Norfund grants $30M convertible loan to Vietnam’s SeABank

Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, has decided to invest $30 million to Vietnam-based Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) in form of a convertible loan.

HSBC provides social loan for Vietnamese biotechnology company Gene Solutions

HSBC has levelled up its strategic partnership with Gene Solutions, a biotechnology company based in Vietnam, through a social loan which allows the firm to continue expanding its healthcare services to Vietnam and ASEAN’s citizens.