The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) recently held an online working session with the World Bank (WB) and the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) to discuss ways to remove obstacles related to criteria for upgrading the Vietnamese securities market.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese economy is showing mixed signs of recovery, with growth forecast to reach 5.5% in 2024 and gradually rise to 6.0% by 2025, according to the latest World Bank Taking Stock bi-annual economic update released on March 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is viewed as an attractive destination for foreign investors thanks to its stable growth rate, its large domestic market, along with its young and well-educated human resources, said Paulo Medas, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team to Vietnam, speaking at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group (WB) which was held recently in the US.

A total of 86.2% of credit institutions expect their profit this year to grow compared to 2023, according to the latest survey of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam to direct banks to further lower lending rates to increase the economy’s access to capital.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is scheduled to hold a gold bullion bidding session on April 23 in an effort to increase the supply of gold bullion and stabilize the domestic gold market that has made national headlines in recent times.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has begun selling US dollars to intervene in the currency market for banks that have a negative foreign currency balance and those that want to buy, said Pham Chi Quang, an official of the central bank, at a press briefing held on April 19.

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest economic and financial hub, rose more than 35% in the first quarter of this year to nearly US$2.87 billion, according to the State Bank of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City branch.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is scheduled to hold a gold bullion bidding session on April 17 in an effort to increase the supply of gold bullion and stabilize the domestic gold market that has made national headlines in recent times.

Truong My Lan, Chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, was sentenced to death at the first-instance trial in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.