December 23, 2011
Vietnam’s two-year bonds gained Friday on speculation commercial lenders will lower interest rates after inflation slowed for a fourth month. The dong advanced. Consumer prices climbed 18.13 percent this month from a year earlier, compared with a 19.83 percent increase in November, according to data from the General Statistics Office Friday. Interest rates on [...]
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December 12, 2011
Rice exports from Vietnam, the second-largest shipper, reached a record level, boosting supply at a time when floods and government policies may reduce flows from Thailand, the largest exporter. Shipments totaled 6.84 million metric tons in the year through Dec. 8, the Vietnam Food Association said today. That’s more than the 6.75 million tons [...]
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October 28, 2011
Vietnam’s dong on Friday closed below 21,000 per dollar for the first time as the central bank set the currency’s reference rate at the weakest level since at least 2005. Government bonds were steady. The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference rate at 20,803, compared with 20,788 on Thursday, according to its [...]
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October 8, 2011
Vietnam’s central bank increased its refinancing rate for the first time since May, as the nation tries to steady its currency and tame Asia’s fastest inflation. The State Bank of Vietnam raised the refinancing rate to 15 percent from 14 percent, effective Oct. 10, it said in a statement on its website Thursday. The [...]
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June 4, 2011
Vietnam’s dong gained against the US dollar on Thursday after the central bank reduced interest rates for dollar deposits to support the local currency. Government bonds rose. The State Bank of Vietnam lowered the rate cap on dollar deposits by individuals to 2 percent from 3 percent, and cut the limit for institutions to [...]
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April 29, 2011
Vietnam’s dong advanced to a two- month high on speculation the supply of dollars has increased after the government capped deposit rates for accounts denominated in the US currency. Government bonds gained. The country now has an “abundant” supply of dollars as individuals and companies have been selling about $10 million to $15 million [...]
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April 11, 2011
Vietnam’s central bank raised the amount of dollar deposits lenders must set aside as cash to curb the use of foreign currency in the nation and stabilize the dong. The reserve ratio on deposits held in the US currency will increase by 2 percentage points to a range from 3 percent to 6 percent [...]
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January 26, 2010
The Ministry of Information and Communications’ survey of online public services supplied by government agencies in 2009, showed a sharp increase. The Ministry of Justice’s website. Only three provinces didn’t take part in the survey, including Dak Nong and Hoa Binh, which don’t have a website and Ninh Binh, which was upgrading its website at the [...]
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October 21, 2009
FIFA, the International Federation of Football Associations, announced a new award on Tuesday, honoring Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskas, who died in 2006 at the age of 79. FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, and Erzsebet Puskas, wife of Hungary’s legendary soccer player Ferenc Puskas, are seen together at the Ferenc Puskas Football Academy in Felcsut, Hungary, [...]
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October 9, 2009
A nurse takes care of a newborn baby at Tu Du hospital in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 1 Around 65-70 infants die every day in Vietnam, according to a US NGO promoting a new campaign to reduce the number. The rate of infant deaths is much higher than that caused by traffic accidents, but [...]
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