Finance Ministry, AFD exchange 48.6 million USD financial cooperation deals

Viet Nam’s Ministry of Finance and the French Development Agency (AFD) have exchanged two financial cooperation agreements worth more than 41 million EUR (48.6 million USD) to support an integrated water resources management project in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

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Finance Ministry, AFD exchange 48.6 million USD financial cooperation deals

Finance Ministry, AFD exchange 48.6 million USD financial cooperation deals

Viet Nam’s Ministry of Finance and the French Development Agency (AFD) have exchanged two financial cooperation agreements worth more than 41 million EUR (48.6 million USD) to support an integrated water resources management project in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

PM orders resolving bottlenecks hindering effective use of development resources

PM orders resolving bottlenecks hindering effective use of development resources

French business community expects top Vietnamese leader’s visit to boost cooperation

Viettel digitization eases workload after school mergers

Viettel digitization eases workload after school mergers

Metfone, Cambodian ministry launch tourism promotion campaign

Vietnamese minister proposes EAEU open market to Vietnamese goods

Vietnamese minister proposes EAEU open market to Vietnamese goods

Top leader calls for breakthrough action to elevate Viet Nam–France economic cooperation

Northern Viet Nam attracts 80.5% of new manufacturing FDI in first half

Northern Viet Nam attracts 80.5% of new manufacturing FDI in first half

French doctor’s 40-year view of Viet Nam’s economic rise

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