Banking & Finance
Domestic gold prices drop sharply following global trend
SJC-branded gold bar prices down VND1.7 million ($64.6) per tael for both buying and selling.
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10M consumer price index under control
Inflation remained well and truly under control in the first ten months of 2025, auguring well for a similar result for the year as a whole.
Banking & Finance
Partnering to help small businesses go cashless in Vietnam
Visa, together with three Vietnamese commercial banks including Sacombank, Vietcombank and VPBank introduces smartphone-based contactless payments…
PM urges stronger measures to boost Vietnam’s stock market following FTSE Russell upgrade
FTSE Russell announced on October 8 that Vietnam will be upgraded from frontier market to secondary emerging market status in its September 2025 Country Classification Review.
Interest rate in support of economic growth
Representatives from leading Vietnamese banks tell Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy of their efforts to lower interest rates in support of growth targets.
FTSE Russell announces the upgrade of Vietnam's stock market
Once upgraded, Vietnam's stock market will officially be included in the investment portfolios of hundreds of global ETFs and active funds, especially those tracking the FTSE Emerging Markets Index.
Public investment disbursement reaches $16.6bln in 9M
The figure is equal to 50% of the target set by the Prime Minister.
Vietnam sees nearly 145,000 new enterprises in 9M
Total registered capital exceeding VND1.42 quadrillion ($53.5 billion).
Some 154 million bank accounts cleaned, and $56.9 million in suspicious transactions blocked
The central bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Department, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Security, scrubbed 154 million accounts and 36 million customer files from the national database on money laundering and terrorist financing.