Real estate remains attractive to foreign investors With a total registered capital of nearly US$1.6 billion during January-August, real estate continued to rank third among 18 sectors in attracting foreign investment (FDI).

Vietnamese households to spend more on food The average Vietnamese household will spend 20.8 per cent of their total household budget on food in 2025, marginally increasing from 20.1 per cent in 2005, according to global financial services provider Fitch Solutions.

PM asks ministries and localities to prepare post-pandemic economic recovery plans Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked the Government’s agencies and local administrations to work harder to control the pandemic and at the same time design scenarios for economic recovery and development in the new situation.

Prolonged lockdown puts pressure on inflation Prolonged social distancing measures and restrictions on mobility have put significant pressure on Việt Nam's effort to control inflation in 2022

Industrial production for August drops 4.2 per cent Index of Industrial Production for August has dropped by 4.2 per cent from July, and a 7.4 per cent decrease year-on-year. However, IIP for the year so far has increased by 5.6 per cent year-on-year. 

Shares forecast to face correction pressure but opportunities still exist

The VN-Index is expected to stay in a downtrend this week, but investment opportunities still exist as the bottom-catching cash flow has returned to some stocks that reached the bottom in July.

Government asks to quickly control pandemic and ensure economic recovery

Quickly keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control and supporting businesses and people affected by the pandemic, particularly ensuring enough food and essential needs for all residents, are part of the freshly issued Resolution of the recent Government meeting on the socio-economic situation in the first seven months of the year.

VN to keep CPI growth low by end of 2021

Việt Nam looks to maintain a Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1 per cent during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4 per cent target for the year, heard a recent meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái and the National Pricing Management Committee in Hà Nội. 

Interbank interest rates cool down thanks to good liquidity The liquidity of the banking system has risen recently, helping cool interbank interest rates.

VN-Index expected to reach 1,400 points at the end of 2021: Agriseco Research The expectations on profit growth is the attractive catalyst differentiating the country’s stock market from others. The benchmark on HoSE is expected to reach 1,400 points by the end of 2021