Tag: rates
Credit crunch chokes real estate sector
As the tightening of lending and corporate bond issues is hitting the property sector, the market is doomed to grapple with severe financial hardships.
Aviation industry rebounds in Q2 thanks to opening of routes
The restoration of flights and increased number of passengers are helping airlines and non-aviation businesses to gradually recover in profit after the pandemic.
Vietnam among countries with highest cancer rates globally
VOV.VN - Vietnam is among the top countries with the highest cancer rate worldwide, according to a recent International Scientific Conference on Cancer Prevention in Hanoi.
Transport firms continue to reap high profits as ocean rates fall slowly
Sea freight rates are expected to fall in the second half of 2022, but at a glacial pace, allowing transport firms to reap high profits for another six months, according to experts.
Monetary stance points to only mildly higher interest rates in VN: Fitch Ratings
Capital account restrictions largely insulate interest rates in Vietnam from global monetary tightening and the country’s policy rate is expected to increase 50 basis points to 4.5% by end-2023, according to Fitch Ratings.
Importers, exporters impacted by exchange rate volatility
The recent fluctuations in the US dollar and Japanese yen have both positive and negative impacts on Vietnamese traders, according to experts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Government chief calls for stronger price stabilisation efforts
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a dispatch to various ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies, and chairmen of the People’s Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities on July 31, asking for stricter management of prices of essential goods and services.
Local team suffers failure in third round of Chess Olympiad
VOV.VN - Four female competitors endured a defeat in the third round of the ongoing 44th Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram of Chennai in India after losing 3-1 to Poland on July 31.
PM requests tough policy to ensure macro-economic stability
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting on July 28 to discuss short- and long-term measures for keeping inflation under control, stabilising the macro-economy, and promoting socio-economic recovery and development.
Ten million more people benefit from new poverty reduction policies
With the new multi-dimensional poverty line approved last year, the near poor and poor household rate in Vietnam increases from 5.2% in 2020 to 9.35% this year, meaning an additional 10 million people to benefit from the Government’s social protection and poverty reduction policies and programmes.
