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Overseas remittances to HCM City record highest increase in three years

Overseas remittances to HCM City record highest increase in three years

Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City exceeded 2.86 billion USD in the first quarter of 2024, an annual increase of 35.4% and the highest recorded in three consecutive years.

Foreign purchasers show interest in five product groups of Vietnam

Foreign hypermarkets, retail distributors and international buying groups registering to join the Vietnam International Sourcing 2024 have shown interest in five groups of Vietnamese products.

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Petrol prices rise

Petrol prices were raised from 3 pm today, April 17, after the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

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Beauty, personal care forms huge market for cross-border traders

Cross-border beauty and personal care is a huge market for Vietnamese companies thanks to the growing realisation of gender equality in which more women are immersing themselves in the workforce globally.

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Coffee growers in Dak Lak worry about poor crop

Coffee growers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have enjoyed sharply increasing prices but are also worried about the poor crop due to droughts and diseases.

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Private sector contributes 45% of GDP

Vietnam has nearly 900,000 operating private enterprises with about 7 million entrepreneurs, contributing nearly 45 per cent of the country's GDP.

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Central bank to resume gold bar bidding after 11 years

The State Bank of Vietnam will resume gold bar bidding after 11 years, aiming to increase the supply of gold to the market, promptly and immediately settle the high difference in domestic and international gold prices.

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Vietnam’s agricultural products appeal to foreign customers

Vietnam's agricultural products were sold well in foreign markets in Q1, with a surge in both volume and prices documented.

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The latest deposit interest rates at the four major banks have simultaneously decreased to the lowest level in one year.

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Four State-owned banks have further cut deposit interest rates by 0.2-0.3 percentage points to reach around 7 per cent for 12-month deposits.

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The State Bank of Vietnam’s recent decision to revise up the 2022 credit growth target of the banking system has eased access to bank loans amid a credit crunch, especially at the peak season to prepare for Lunar New Year.

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Minister of Trade and Industry Dang Hoang An and Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Manlio di Stefano co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has approved the sovereign credit rating improvement project by 2030, part of an effort to make Vietnam a developing and upper-middle-income country with modern industry.

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The State Bank of Vietnam has urged lenders to not relax credit approval conditions but set tighter control on foreign currency lending and granting loans in high-risk sectors.

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