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 for continued macroeconomic stability, consumer spending boost
The PM urges for continued removal of legal obstacles for lingering and slow-progress real estate projects;
Credit ceilings proposed to be removed
Stakeholders discuss the implications of fully liberalizing credit growth, highlighting financial stability, the underdevelopment of capital markets, and policy solutions to unlock long-term investment.
Credit limits proposed to be liberalized
Associate Professor Nguyen Huu Huan from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City shares his thoughts with Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy’s Phan Linh on credit limits being fully liberalized.
VCCI proposes maintaining 5% tax rate on foreign corporate loan interest
VCCI argues that such a hike could weaken Vietnam’s attractiveness to foreign investors, especially amid intensifying global competition for investment capital.
Personal income tax law to be amended
Under the latest PIT bill proposed by the Ministry of Finance, monthly taxable income is taxed at a progressive rate from 5 percent to 35 percent
Vietnam builds National Enterprise Database, boosting economy
By 2025, the goal is to build a basic enterprise database using four main data sources: business registration, taxation, import–export, and social insurance.