Vietnam's export is a crucial area that paves the way for the country's integration into the world's economy. In 2010, the exports accounted for some 65% of the country's GDP. Compared to the year 2009, the export trade has bounced back from a 10% decrease and enjoyed a 25% rise in 2010. This paper's objective is to provide evaluations on success and difficulties in Vietnam's exportation so as to comprehensively discuss about practical solutions to further growth of the country's exportation.

In recent years, the Vietnamese government has made a lot of effort and succeeded in attracting foreign direct investment. To gain better achievements, better competitive advantages for foreign investors are much needed. One of important policies to achieve this aim is to improve the business climate and quality of public services, especially tax advisory service for FDI companies. To improve the service, it is necessary to study their satisfaction of services supplied. This research project surveyed 222 FDI companies. Employing EFA and multiple regression models, authors identified a scale used for assessing satisfaction of tax advisory service that comprises five factors: confidence of companies in tax agency, responsiveness towards demands by companies, assurance or ability to serve of tax agency, empathy for companies, and tangibles of tax agency. The satisfaction depends on the four following factors in order of importance: empathy, tangibles, assurance and confidence.

Derivatives constitute an important segment of the stock market, especially in developed economies. An instrument for transferring risks, derivatives represent an inevitable development of the stock market in a country. In Vietnam where the stock market is still in its infant stage, derivatives are getting more and more attention from market participants. The paper presents some initial observations by HoSE authority about market demand for a derivative exchange, an analysis of advantages and disadvantages needed for selecting an appropriate model, and a roadmap suggested by Oliver Fratzscher for the building of an effective derivative exchange

The Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model (hereinafter referred to as “Dynamic CGE Model”) has been applied in many of countries in the world. It enables to study chronological impacts of investment policies on the local economic development based on various scenarios. This study is to investigate the application of the Dynamic CGE Model into finding certain industries which will bring in the optimum growth for Đà Nẵng City in the period 2011-2020. The interviews have proven that processing and trading are two industries with the pervasive impact on the municipal economy. Thus, if investments are poured into them, they will definitely generate favorable stimuli to the growth of production value and gross output of Đà Nẵng City. The industries of construction and hospitality, due to not having a close linkage with other industries of the city, have not generated a high pervasiveness.

Vietnam's export is a crucial area that paves the way for the country's integration into the world's economy. In 2010, the exports accounted for some 65% of the country's GDP. Compared to the year 2009, the export trade has bounced back from a 10% decrease and enjoyed a 25% rise in 2010. This paper's objective is to provide evaluations on success and difficulties in Vietnam's exportation so as to comprehensively discuss about practical solutions to further growth of the country's exportation.

In modern economics, economic growth is assessed quantitatively and qualitatively. For example, an economy not only gains high and stable growth rates but also has ability to deal with external upheavals; structure of industry is modernized; contribution of TFP is high; its competitiveness is beefed up incessantly; and it ensures social welfare, poverty alleviation and environmental protection. From a macroeconomic aspect, the paper analyzes and evaluates the quality of economic growth in Đà Nẵng in 1997-2009 employing economic indicators of short, medium and long terms. Findings show that the quality of economic growth is improved; changes in its structure of industry are quick and positive, and linked with changes in structure of resources and comparative advantages; the TFP is enhanced; and socioeconomic policies are reformed and perfected.

This article begins with a description of the basic principles of bank loans. It is followed by a short description of the most important parameters of credit default risk according to Basel II. With the help of these parameters, the expected loss can be calculated. It will easy to see that the expected loss does not completely cover the credit default risk. On the basis of ratings, the problems in the appraisal of the probabilities of defaults are directly connected to the measuring of the expected loss. The most important approaches for this set of problems will be described briefly. The next also most significant step, namely the measuring of unexpected loss, requires a short discussion of the Value at Risk theme of market price risks. By means of a simple single share position, the basic principle of the calculation of the Value at Risk (VaR) will be explained. This type of calculation is a globally recognized standard in the finance industry. Next follows the illustration and explanation of the unexpected loss with the help of the Credit Value at Risk. The issue of the problems of the calculation or the necessity of specific simplifications will be addressed in detail. Finally, on the basis of the Credit Value at Risk, possible approaches for the amount of equity requirement of banks can be described and discussed. In conclusion, proposals for a new financial supervision authority in Vietnam can be derived