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Building An International Financial Centre in Vietnam: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Economy in 2024: A Brief Recap
What to Watch Now Google Has An Office in Vietnam
Does Vietnam Have a Private Consumption Problem Too?
The 8th Session of Vietnam’s National Assembly: Key Takeaways
Rethinking Financing Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition
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Day: April 16, 2024
Relationship between foreign, Vietnam firms akin to boxing match: Economist
It’s unusual to have commentary in the local media whereby a Vietnamese expert tells it straight up. This article in The Leader, however, covers comments by Associate Professor, Tran Dinh Thien, former Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics, where he does just that. Specifically, he points out that local
Mixed feelings on Vietnam applying trade remedies on Chinese steel imports
Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Steel is pushing for an anti-dumping investigation into steel imports from China arguing that they are taking up too much of the market and citing the US restrictions on steel imports on the grounds of national security, The Investor is reporting. Hoa Phat is also being supported
HCMC gold stores take holidays amid pending inspection of operations
A number of gold stores in Ho Chi Minh City have announced long holiday closures just after it was announced that the HCMC General Department of Market Management would be auditing the operations of gold stores in the city, Tuoi Tre is reporting. The publication says the city intends to
State Bank of Vietnam to start auctioning gold
The State Bank of Vietnam intends to undertake a series of gold auctions in an attempt to bring down the price of gold, Tuoi Tre is reporting. The gold price in Vietnam is currently trading at a 13 percent premium to the world gold price. This will be the first
Vietnam’s VN-Index drops 60 points in a day, biggest one-day fall in two years
Vietnam’s VN-Index took a dive on Monday losing 4.7 percent wiping about US$10 billion from its market capitalization, according to Doanh Nhan Vietnam. As far as analysis goes, Tuoi Tre is carrying comments from Tran Hoang Son, the strategy director at VPBank Securities Market. He cites geopolitical tensions that have
Vietnam’s Real Estate Market Recovery 2024: Unpacked
At the beginning of last year, construction work on buildings in Vietnam was slowly winding down as the real estate industry ground to a halt. Hard hats were hung up and cranes ten stories high fell dormant leaving the cement shells of unfinished residential towers standing dark and empty–cold reminders