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Day: October 9, 2023
Consumer deposits in Vietnam banks continue to increase despite low-interest rates
the-shiv October 9, 2023 3:02 pm
At the end of July, consumer deposits in Vietnamese banks were up 8.93 percent over the end of 2022 reaching their highest level ever, Doanh Nhan Vietnam is reporting. This is despite deposit interest rates being on a downward trend. The publication says this is due to a lack of
US firm pays US$218 million to resolve bribery investigation in Vietnam, India, and Indonesia
the-shiv October 9, 2023 2:31 pm
US firm, the Albemarle Corporation, has agreed to pay US$218 million to settle claims that it paid bribes to secure tenders in Vietnam, Indonesia, and India, The Investor is reporting. In Vietnam, the chemical company paid above-market rates to a sales agent ‘who requested increased commissions to pay bribes to
Local coffee chain starts work on new coffee roasting factory in southern Vietnam
the-shiv October 9, 2023 2:21 pm
Cao Nguyen Coffee Service (AKA Highlands Coffee) is building a VND 500 billion (US$21 million) coffee roasting facility in southern Vietnam, The Investor is reporting. The coffee chain is among Vietnam’s biggest with 700 stores nationwide and 50 in the Philippines. This new factory will see greater vertical integration for
Vietnam firm’s renewable energy plan ‘defies logic’: The Investor
the-shiv October 9, 2023 1:53 pm
Local firm Tin Thanh Group’s claim, that it has acquired US$6.4 billion in funding for several renewable energy projects in Vietnam and US, ‘defies logic’ according to local media outlet The Investor. This article breaks down big announcements the Tin Thanh Group has made in the past that never came
AMRO revises Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast up from 4.4 percent to 4.7 percent
the-shiv October 9, 2023 1:32 pm
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has revised Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for this year from 4.4 percent to 4.7 percent, Vietnam Plus is reporting. This puts it in line with World Bank forecasts which were revised down last week from 6.3 percent forecast in April to 4.7 percent in
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