Derivatives transactions hit $123mn last week

$2.81 billionin investment in eight projects was made at the Dung Quat Economic Zone and other industrial zones in central Quang Ngai province in the first half of this year. There are now 140 valid projects at Dung Quat, 90 of which are already in operation.

$2.1 billionin overseas remittances were sent to Ho Chi Minh City via official channels in the first half, a year-on-year increase of 1 per cent. Most came from the US or Europe.

$1.8 billionworth of animal feed and materials for producing animal feed were imported into Vietnam in the first half, a year-on-year increase of 17.3 per cent and primarily from the US, India, Indonesia, Italy, and Austria.

$1.26 billionin loans are being sought by the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., the operator of the Dung Quat Oil Refinery in central Quang Ngai province, to expand its capacity, according to a plan revealed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

$383.3 millionin investment capital was attracted by the Ho Chi Minh Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority in the first half, an increase of 39 per cent year-on-year.

$88 millionin contracts at major projects have been signed by the Hoa Binh Construction Group JSC this year. The group has been entrusted with six new large-scale projects with a total contract value of $91.3 million.

$22.7 millionin a syndicated loan agreement has been signed by the Northern Power Corporation under Electricity of Vietnam. VIB will be the focal point for arranging the loan, in cooperation with the Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, Hanoi branch, and the First Commercial Bank, Ho Chi Minh City branch.

$14.1 millionhas been invested by the District 2 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City to build a high-tech examination and treatment facility under the public-private partnership model. Construction of the nine-story facility with 100 beds is to commence late this year and operations begin in early 2019.