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Day: October 20, 2023
VN-Index 🡅 20.18 points (1,108.03) at close, October 20
After a week spent on a downward slope the VN-Index has seen its fortunes turn around finishing the week at 1,108.03 points, a 1.86 percent improvement on yesterday, according to HOSE data. Foreign investor trades on HOSE October 16 to 20 Buy Sell Change Date VND US$ VND US$ VND
Vietnam requests financing support for infrastructure projects from Saudi Arabia
The Vietnamese PM, in Saudi Arabia for the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, has requested the wealthy middle east country lend Vietnam funds to build new infrastructure projects including railways and urban infrastructure, VN Express is reporting. Why it matters: This is inline with Vietnam earlier this week requesting funds from