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Foreigners working at FDI projects seek a level of housing and services that Vietnam is now committed to providing.
Banking & Finance
Enterprises initially embrace reduced loan interest rates
Many businesses have reported receiving loan interest rate reductions ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 percentage points, saving them hundreds of millions of VND each month.
Business
Electricity output and imports rise 9.8% in 10M
Totol output reaching $297.4 billion kWh in the first ten months of 2026.
Nghe An province’s exports hit $5.77 billion in 10M
The figure exceeding 15.45% of its full-year target.
VARS comments on land price table mechanism and land price adjustment coefficient
VARS recommends that the compensation rate for land should not be less than 100% of the land price determined according to the land price table and the K coefficient at the time of approving the compensation, support, and resettlement plan.
Investment attraction in Nghe An nearly triples, surpassing VND100 trillion
Notably, the total newly registered and additional investment capital reached over industrial zone VND108.272 trillion (more than $4.2 billion), nearly three times the same period last year.
Dong Nai reduces 30% land lease fees for industrial zone enterprises
The policy applies to three groups of enterprises: high-tech enterprises in the private economic sector; small and medium-sized enterprises as defined by law; and innovative startups recognized according to regulations.
Vietnam’s semiconductor chip testing and packaging plant enters trial operations
A new semiconductor testing and packaging facility has entered trial operations in the northern city of Bac Ninh, featuring a maximum design capacity of 300 million chips per year.
Vietnam domestic retail and service revenues maintain strong growth momentum
Domestic commercial and consumer service activities maintained strong growth momentum in October, making positive contributions to Vietnam’s overall economic picture.