July 25, 2024
Vietnam News Roundup: July 19 to July 25
This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers foreign trader stock market activity, bad debts, GDP targets, offshore wind developments, a new waste-to-energy plant in HCMC, soft drink market forecasts, and the latest developments in Vietnam’s quest to have its designation as a ‘non-market’ economy revoked by the US Department of Commerce, and more…
Vietnam bad debt hits 6.9 percent
Of note, pursuant to amendments to Circular 39 made in June, loan applications for less than VND 100 million or about US$4,000 no longer need to detail a plan for the borrowed funds. Also back in November and December of last year, to meet annual credit growth targets, Vietnam’s banks embarked on some pretty aggressive lending campaigns that saw credit growth jump considerably but in what looked like mostly consumer loans. It could be that some of these loans are now turning bad…
Vietnam market-economy review outcome postponed to August
Of note, Vietnam’s efforts to be redesignated a market economy for trade remedies purposes has been met with quite a bit of resistance in the United States. Its case for redesignation is also pretty shaky in a few areas, currency convertibility and government, for example. As such it’s not really clear which way the DOC might fall…
Vietnam targeting GDP CAGR of 10.18 percent to 2030
Vietnam’s GDP is currently US$4,620 according to IMF data which would mean Vietnam’s GDP would need to grow at a compounded annual growth rate–a CAGR–of 10.18 percent. For comparison, in the last five years Vietnam’s GDP has grown on a CAGR of just 6.08 percent…
In today’s Vietnam news: Accor-Sun Group agreement, US largest ethanol supplier, Demographic dividend to end 3 years early, Maritime economy development, ACV looking to
In today’s Vietnam news: Vietnam Airlines trading restrictions removed, Insurance payouts VSS, Car sales June, 23+ years prison term recommended counterfeit supplements, Counterfeit shoes
In today’s Vietnam news: Government to inject cash into Agribank, IMF growth forecast raised, German industrial gas plant investment, VN garment maker Amazon legal
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