The demand-pull and cost-push inflation will put pressure on the country's efforts to control inflation amid surging demand and strengthening of the US dollar which yields increased import prices.
Vietnamese US dollar billionaires saw their value fall sharply in 2022 because of decreased stock prices. Vingroup’s Pham Nhat Vuong lost US$2.1 billion, while Bui Thanh Nhon was excluded from Forbes’ list of billionaires.
VOV.VN - Despite suffering a fall in export orders coupled with the appreciation of the US dollar, the local garment and textile industry is anticpated to meet an export target of between US$43 - 44 billion this year, according to industry insiders.
VOV.VN - The daily exchange rate for the US dollar against the local currency (VND) has dropped after the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) moved to withdraw cash through open market operation (OMO) and foreign currency selling channels for the seventh consecutive session.
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).
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has so far this year sold about US$12-13 billion to stabilise the domestic forex market, according to Viet Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC).
The State-run Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has said it wants to borrow US dollars from local banks for the country's largest airport project, Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province.
VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office (GSO) unveiled on April 29 that the consumer price index (CPI) in April slipped by 0.04% compared to the previous month but rose by 1.27% from the figure recorded last December.
The Operations Centre of the State Bank of Vietnam, on November 24, adjusted down both the buying and selling rates for the US dollar, the first adjustment made so far this year.
The Vietnamese dong (VND) will remain stable for the rest of the year but may appreciate by 0.5% in 2021, VNDirect Securities Corp forecast.