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Day: March 11, 2024
VN-Index falls, foreign investors net-buy US$9.9 million, March 11
the-shiv March 11, 2024 8:36 pm
The VN-Index did not start the week on the right foot falling 11.86 points on Monday or .95 percent to finish the first day of the trading week at 1,235.49. Conversely, foreign investors started the week buying back into the market to the tune of US$9.9 million. Foreign trader activity,
This opinion piece re: US dollar, gold prices in Vietnam
the-shiv March 11, 2024 10:03 am
Penned by Nguyen Huu Huan, an economist at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics, this piece in The Investor makes several points about US dollar and gold prices in Vietnam. These include: Gold fever is being driven by a lack of other investment options; The rising price of
Vietnam banks continue to reduce deposit interest rates
the-shiv March 11, 2024 9:47 am
VP Bank, for example, is offering an interest rate of 4.8 percent on a 12-month term deposits, Zing News is reporting. Note that Vietnam has a target for inflation of 4 to 4.5 percent. This suggests that, despite a jump in interbank interest rates in February, banks still have abundant
HCMC customs steps up action against imports, exports of firms with unpaid taxes
the-shiv March 11, 2024 9:02 am
Specifically, the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department has stopped import and export procedures for Gia Dinh Textile and Garment Company over VND 100 billion (US$4 million) in unpaid taxes, VN Express is reporting. This is yet another instance of Vietnam customs being used to collect tax debts. At the
Vietnam corporate bond issuances down on return of postponed regulations
the-shiv March 11, 2024 7:54 am
There were just three corporate bond issuances in Vietnam in February to the value of VND 1.165 trillion (US$47.3 million), Tuoi Tre is reporting. This brings the total number of bond issuances for the first two months of the year to eight valued at a collective VND 5.96 trillion (US$242
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