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Day: November 17, 2023
VN-Index -24.34 points (1,101.19) at close, November 17
The VN-Index has finished the week on a downer falling 24.34 points or 2.16 percent to finish the week at 1,101.19. Foreign investor trades on HoSE from November 10 to November 17 Buy Sell Change Date VND US$ VND US$ VND US$ 13/11 1,110 $45,905,715 1,488 $61,538,472 -378 -$15,632,757 14/11
Doubts raised over Vietnam’s ability to generated power from LNG next year
Despite a brand new LNG terminal in southern Vietnam, it’s unlikely Vietnam will be able to use LNG imported until 2025, The Investor is reporting. Vietnam currently has no LNG fired power plants to speak of and the first LNG plant is not expected to come online until the end
Vietnam’s biggest budget airline lifts foreign investor cap to 30 percent
Vietjet announced today that it would lift its foreign ownership cap to 30 percent, The Investor is reporting. Vietjet has been expanding aggressively in the last year or so and this move may be a means to attract more capital to expand even further. That said, by law a maximum
Coffee prices up on increased rain in Vietnam’s coffee belt
The price of January coffee futures in London was up this week after heavy rains in central Vietnam, a key coffee growing region delayed the coffee harvest, Business Recorder is reporting. Domestic coffee prices in Vietnam this week Dak Lak Lam Dong Date Per Kilo Change Per Kilo Change Date
Is it ‘time for an upgrade’ of legalised gambling regulations in Vietnam?
C-level executives at Spectrum Gaming Group, a consultancy specialising in legalised gambling have called for Vietnam to formalise its gaming sector by consolidating legislation and appointing a single regulator, according to an op-ed published in Inside Asian Gaming. They say that the legislation in the sector is currently scattered with
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