Topic: USD/VND

The USD/VND exchange rate depreciated 0.5 per cent in August and there is pressure on the local currency. With stable macro-economic indicators and flexible management adopted by the State Bank of Vietnam, however, securities companies believe the VND will not depreciate by more than 3 per cent this year.

As of the end of July, the USD/VND exchange rate had increased 2.4 per cent since the beginning of the year. Analysts believe the exchange rate has returned to stability after the State Bank of Vietnam’s strong intervention in selling about $13 billion, or 11 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange reserves. There are four factors that will help the VND resist the strong pressure from the USD.