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Day: October 25, 2023

VN-Index 🡇 4.24 points (1,101.66) at close, October 25

It was another slide for the HOSE on Wednesday finishing the day just over four points down, closing at 1,101.66. Foreign investors continued to net sell pulling another US$22 million from the market. Foreign investor trades on HOSE October 19 to 25 Buy Sell Change Date VND US$ VND US$

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VinaCapital floats the idea of Vietnam hosting the Olympic Games

Investment firm VinaCapital published notes from an investor conference earlier this month in which it said it believes Vietnam’s GDP for the year will come in at under 5 percent, but also that the recent ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ Vietnam signed with the United States may signal a step toward Vietnam

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Standard Chartered cuts Vietnam growth forecast for 2023

Standard Chartered has cut its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam this year from 5.4 percent to 5 percent, The Investor is reporting. This is mostly in line with revised government forecasts as well as those of a number of big institutions–the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the Asian Development

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Columbia Sportswear looking to ‘near-shore’, may cost Vietnam

US apparel brand Columbia Sportswear is in the process of ‘near-shoring’ its manufacturing operations out of Asia (Columbia Sportswear has around 190 contract suppliers in Vietnam) to Central America, the New York Times is reporting. Key Columbia Sportswear executives quoted cite their move from China to Vietnam as problematic with

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