Start-up investment fund encouraged to develop new technology

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Tan Dung has directed the building of policies to encourage the establishment of a start-up capital investment fund to develop new and hi-technology.

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The PM asked the Ministry of Science and Technology to preside over and coordinate with the Ministries of Finance, Justice, and Planning and Investment to check and assess the establishment and operation of stock investment funds in the field of developing new and hi-technology, as well as current regulations on encouraging the establishment of stock investment funds in the field.

They were also urged to build such policies and submit them to the PM before March 2016.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment will preside over and associate with the Ministries of Science and Technology, Finance and relevant agencies to survey and supplement encouraging policies for investment funds for small and medium-sized enterprises to develop new and hi-technology./.

( Hoang Minh )