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Consumer credit surges in HCMC, driven by property loans
Medium- and long-term loans for buying, leasing, building, and repairing houses for residential purposes accounted for the highest proportion.
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Opportunities for local startups to unlock green capital sources
Ms. Jessica Tran, Country Director of Clime Capital in Vietnam, tells Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy’s Huyen Thuong about the expectations of investment funds in the fundraising journey of startups in the renewable energy sector and the opportunities for local startups to unlock green capital sources.
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Inflation management to be a key task
Inflation management will represent a key task as 2025 unfolds.
PVcomBank and Generali Vietnam sign exclusive life insurance distribution agreement
PVcomBank and Generali Vietnam have entered into a strategic partnership for the exclusive distribution of life insurance products.
VAT exemption will not be applicable to low-value imports sent via express delivery services
Subjecting goods valued at less than $39.4 to a 10% VAT rate could increase State budget revenue by over $106 million.
Monetary policy to be adaptive
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, tells Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy’s Phan Linh about the need for adaptive monetary policies to meet the government’s 2025 targets of 8 per cent GDP growth and inflation of below 4.5 per cent amid global uncertainties and trade tensions.
HCM City posts credit growth of 0.04% in January
Total outstanding loans estimated at over VND3.94 trillion ($153 million).
Bahrain stands ready to help Vietnam establish financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang
The committment was made during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son and Bahrain’s Minister of Finance and National Econom on February 12.
Domestic gold prices drop for two consecutive days
Gold prices in Vietnam standing at around VND420,000 ($16.3) a tael higher than the global price.