Foreign investors keen on VN edtech start-ups These projects have high applicability, they are developing e-learning or EdTech, and their initiators are all Vietnamese.

Interest rates to be stable till year end Interest rates in the domestic market are expected to remain stable until the end of the year, buoyed by good liquidity and proper credit growth, said Phạm Thanh Hà, director of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV)’s Monetary Policy Department.

Energy firms drive VN-Index up for 4th day Vietnamese shares advanced for a fourth straight day as oil and gas stocks were boosted by a jump in oil prices overnight.

VN central bank makes first key rate cut since 2017

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Friday announced it would cut several key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, starting from September 16, to support economic growth.

Việt Nam monetary policy likely to come under pressure from trade war

On August 23 the State Bank of Việt Nam set the benchmark exchange rate at VNĐ23,127 to the dollar, weakening the đồng by VNĐ5 compared to the previous five days (August 19).

Digital economy for an inclusive ASEAN Community

Digital for development is more critical than digital development. It is high time for ASEAN countries to cooperate to address the digital gap within a country and between countries to ensure an inclusive Digital ASEAN by 2040

VN-Index faces selling pressure as it nears 1,000 points Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index reversed paths and declined on Friday, showing that selling pressure begins to increase as the index approaches the 1,000-point milestone.

PM orders acceleration of disbursement of public funds According to the PM, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has yet to submit allocation plans for a total 35.148 trillion VND (1.51 billion USD), or 9.3 per cent of the State budget’s investment plan for 2019.

Việt Nam is Asia’s bright spot amid trade tensions: UOB report

Việt Nam is Asia’s bright spot amid trade tensions, said the latest report on Việt Nam’s economy by the United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), which forecast the country’s economy will expand 6.7 per cent in 2019.

Money market loosening, despite wait for rate call

The money market is seeing the first signs of loosening though the State Bank of Việt Nam has yet to make a decision on reducing benchmark interest rates.