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Day: October 18, 2023
VN-Index down 18 points to close at 1,103.40, October 18
The VN-Index continued its downward slide Tuesday, losing 1.64 percent to finish the day at just 1,103.40 points, according to HOSE data. The index has now fallen just over 50 points since its close Friday. Foreign investors, however, seem to have changed their tune with a considerable uptick in the
🇻🇳 Quarterly bank financial reports reveal broad falls in profits
A number of banks including BacABank, VPBank, and PG Bank, have all recorded drops in third-quarter profits year-on-year, VietnamBiz and Mekong ASEAN are reporting. There is speculation that this will be common among banks this reporting period, with reduced income from interest payments weighing heavily on balance sheets. Why it
Increase to minimum wage in Vietnam pushed back beyond January 2024
The National Wage Council has said it will not recommend increasing the minimum wage from the start of 2024, Tuoi Tre is reporting. Lai Van Tong, the Deputy Director of the Department of Labour Relations and Wages, at the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, says this is
🇻🇳 Global minimum tax legislation delayed, alt. support for business not ready
Legislation that would see a number of multinationals in Vietnam pay at least 15 percent tax in Vietnam under the OECD’s Global Minimum Tax (GMT) initiative, has been delayed, Reuters is reporting. State-controlled media is saying that the legislation has not been submitted to the National Assembly, which starts sitting
Vietnam industrial land rent to become 10 percent more expensive
Whereas this is ‘good news’ for industrial real estate developers, according to Vietnamnet, it will mean increased costs for leasees. Vietnamnet cites data from CBRE which shows occupancy rates at 80.2 percent, with an average lease price in the primary market of US$131 per square meter. It’s not clear what
🇻🇳 Garment exports drop in September after four months of increases
Vietnam Plus is reporting that garment and textiles exports increased in August for the fourth month in a row, with US$3.4 billion exported, up 5.5% month on month. Customs data from September, however, reveals that this upward run was short-lived with textile and garment exports reaching just US$2.57 billion in