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Day: May 2, 2024

Vietnam’s PMI improved but only marginally

S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers Index or PMI has found that Vietnam’s manufacturing sector grew in April but only slightly, per a press release from the firm. The key manufacturing index registered 50.3 up from 49.9 in March. The survey also found that: The jump in the index was fueled by

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Vietnam bank deposits have started to fall

Vietnamese are depositing less money in bank accounts in search of higher returns elsewhere and this is putting pressure on banks to raise deposit interest rates, VN Express is reporting. Notably, concerns have also been raised that this may put upward pressure on lending interest rates which could be problematic

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New registered FDI in Vietnam reaches US$9.27 billion

Vietnam’s General Statistics Office has released its Report on the Socio-Economic Situation in April and the First Four Months of 2024 in which it says new foreign direct investment commitments have reached US$9.27 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent over the first four months of last year. Furthermore, it states

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Consumer price index gains 4.33 percent year-on-year

Vietnam’s General Statistics Office has released its consumer price index data from April finding a 4.33  percent increase compared to April of last year. The biggest increases were in education, other goods and services, and housing and construction materials. Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index summary, April 2024 M-O-M Y-O-Y Food and

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Vietnam’s industrial production index registers a 6 percent increase

Vietnam’s General Statistics Office has released industrial production data from January to April finding a 6 percent increase over the same period last year. Of the four categories the GSO tracks, ‘production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning’ recorded the biggest increase of 12.3 percent.

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