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Day: April 7, 2025
VN-Index rises 3.2 percent in Q1 2025, but trading volume lags 2024 average
Vietnam’s stock market ended the first quarter of 2025 with modest index gains and a recovery in March trading value, though average Q1 volumes remained below 2024 levels, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
Vietnam’s insurance premium revenue up 5.6 percent year-on-year in Q1 2025
Vietnam’s insurance market posted solid performance in the first quarter of 2025, with notable gains in non-life premiums, reinvested capital, and total assets, despite a decline in benefit payouts, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
Vietnam’s aquaculture output rises 5.1 percent in Q1 2025 amid strong pangasius and shrimp harvests
Vietnam’s total aquatic product output reached an estimated 1.99 million tons in the first quarter of 2025, up 2.8 percent year-on-year, driven by higher yields in both aquaculture and exploitation. Aquaculture output alone rose 5.1 percent, reflecting favourable prices and export recovery for pangasius and efficient shrimp farming practices, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
What’s Next for Vietnam if Trump’s 46 Percent Tariff is Here To Stay?
Last week, the President of the United States Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from all over the world. Among them was a 46 percent tariff on imports from Vietnam. This will have broad implications for Vietnam’s economy and the world economy more broadly. With this in mind, this article looks at what Trump hopes to achieve and the way he intends to achieve it, both of which make it look a lot like these tariffs are here to stay. That being the case, it also looks at the implications for Vietnam and ways it might be able to formulate an impact-mitigating response.
Vietnam’s GDP grows 6.93 percent in Q1 2025, highest first-quarter rate since 2020
Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 6.93 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, surpassing the quarterly target of 6.5–7.0 percent, according to data from the General Statistics Office. While the result fell short of the full-year 8 percent goal, it reflects strong growth amid global uncertainties.
Vietnam’s Q1 2025 trade turnover hits US$202.5 billion, up 13.7 percent
Vietnam’s total trade in goods reached US$202.52 billion in the first quarter of 2025, rising 13.7 percent year-on-year. While exports rose by 10.6 percent to US$102.84 billion, a faster 17.0 percent increase in imports narrowed the country’s trade surplus to US$3.16 billion, according to a press release from the General Statistics Office.
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