Banking & Finance
Domestic gold price up four days in a row
Selling price of gold bars at $3,379 per tael on November 21.
Banking & Finance
Finance ministry proposes 2% VAT reduction for first half of 2025
The policy aimed at supporting businesses and stimulating the economy.
Banking & Finance
Vietcombank issues green bonds to support eco-friendly projects
The bonds, worth VND2 trillion ($78.4 million), will finance projects in such fields as renewable energy, sustainable transport, water management, green buildings, and energy efficiency.
2M State budget collections reach 23.5% of annual projections
Collections total $16.2 billion in January - February, up over 10 per cent.
Life insurers post 2023 revenue of $6.4bln
Premium revenue slips as payouts rise to an estimated $2.3 billion.
PM seeks further lending rate cuts
Banks asked to make public average lending rates.
Over $383mln in corporate bonds issued in 2M
Figure represents a three-fold increase year-on-year.
SCBX acquires 100% of Home Credit Vietnam
SCBX Public Company Limited picks up the consumer finance business of Home Credit Group in Vietnam for approximately $873 million).
World Bank: Vietnam’s stock market could attract additional $25bln after status upgrade
Official tells February 28 conference of the benefits to flow to Vietnamese stocks from an upgrade of the country’s stock market to emerging status.