As from December 11, commercial banks will increase their mobilised interest rate from 12 to 15 percent/ year.

Giant Thai business group, Charoen Pokphand Group (CP), intends to increase its investment in Vietnam , focusing on agriculture, real estate and retail.

 Ben Cat district’s administrative procedure reform implemented effectively  The Executive Board of the 10th term Party Committee of Ben Cat district held the 3rd conference to contribute ideas for the draft of its temporary working regulations; the draft on action plan to realize the Resolution of the 9th Congress of the provincial Party Committee and the Resolution of the 10th Congress of the district’s Party Committee for the 2010 and 2015 tenure.

As surveyed, Phu Giao district had 1,406 poor households in early this year or 7.29% of total. Thanks to taking measures on poverty reduction in a synchronous way, the number of poor households in the district was 664 or 3.84% of total as of late this year.

According to Di An district’s People’s Committee, the district has seen positive signs of the State budget collective and expenditure after implementing decentralization in the work.

This is a total investment capital for basic construction set out by provincial People’s Committee in a plan for 2011. It is known that the 18th session of the 7th provincial People’s Council also basically agreed with the plan.

Sacombank Securities Joint Stock Company (Sacombank-SBS) has been awarded the title “Best Domestic Investment Bank in Vietnam 2010” by The Asset – Hong Kong.

PG Bank announced its 61st office in Binh Duong province at the address of No. 153 CMT8 Street, Hiep Thanh Ward, Thu Dau Mot Town. PG Bank has prestige and giant shareholders of Petrolimex and Saigon Securities Inc. PG Bank in Binh Duong will offer all kinds of services including deposits, loans, project sponsorship, domestic and international payments, foreign currency trade, and other services of internet banking, mobile banking, cash flow management service, etc.

During the Q&A session last afternoon of December 5, delegations have made straight dialogue with 2 among 3 departments and sectors involving questions extended to their responsibilities.

Provincial Animal Health Department has stepped up measures to prevent the outbreak of diseases in cattle and poultry at year-end.

According to the report of Phu Giao district’s People’s Committee, the whole district has so far had 641 farms with the annual revenue estimated at more than VND148.5bln. On average, each farm gets an annual average income of VND242mln.

The Bau Bang Industrial-Urban Park has so far lured 45 FDI projects with a total registered capital of more than US$200mln, according to Becamex IDC. Among them, many focus on industries manufacturing products with great competitiveness such as processed food, various batteries and uninterruptible power suppliers (UPS), supportive products…

 A rep of An Lap Rubber Plantation receives a cash board worth VND200mil.Dau Tieng Rubber Corporation yesterday awarded a VND200mil prize to An Lap Rubber Plantation for its excellent achievements in completing plans ahead of 24 days. This is the corporation’s second plantation completing plans ahead of schedule after Ben Suc Rubber Plantation.