Business
Vietnam's 2024 inflation projected at 4-4.5%
The main causes are pressures from global energy and food price hike, and impact of Typhoon Yagi.
Banking & Finance
$128 mln of public investment capital from foreign loans disbursed in 11M
The figure equivalent to 39.06% of the annual target.
Investment
VND100 trillion credit package for social housing projects
Government's plan to build one million social housing units between 2021 and 2030 requires a total of some $19.7 billion.
Concerns about corporate bond market
The concerns surrounding Vietnam’s corporate bond market must be remedied for it to properly act as a financing source.
Vietnam ranks 38 out of 164 countries in tax progressivity
Vietnam gained improvements in building and implementing some policies, according to the CRI Index 2024.
SBV issues $854 mln worth of T-bills
The T-bills offered via auction as part of measures to stabilize the USD/VND exchange rate which kepts increasing since early October.
Domestic gold price hits new record
The selling price of SJC-branded gold bars soaring to VND88 million ($3,471) per tael, the highest increase since June.
Head of Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee named
Deputy PM Ho Duc Phoc leading the committee under a Prime Ministerial Decision that took place on October 18.
Government plans to borrow over VND815 trillion (more than $32.4 billion) in 2025
It is estimated that the Government's debts and national debts would be around 34-35% and 33-34% of GDP, respectively, by the end of 2025.