The Ministry of Finance considers such publication an important practice promoting transparency and publicity of Vietnam’s state budget.

For the time being, the government would redefine functions and responsibilities of each stock exchange, ensure no overlapping in operations.

The contribution of import duty to customs revenue has been declining over the past few years, from 21.85% in 2017 to 17.4% in 2018 and 16.7% in 2019.

In case of completing the deal, the Japanese company would raise its stake in Bao Viet to 22.09% and remains the Vietnamese insurer’s second largest shareholder.

The finance ministry reiterated that the government is always serious about meeting commitments to timely debt payments with development partners and international financial institutions.