The State Bank of Vietnam has allowed more than 10 companies to import a total 2.1 tons of gold for jewelry production, local media reported Friday.

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Vietnam allows gold imports of 2.1 tons

Vietnam signaled that it may cut policy interest rates to “more suitable” levels after the first quarter and weaken the dong this year as Asia’s fastest inflation eases.

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Vietnam has completed drafting all the documents required to claim back the right to its Buon Me Thuot coffee trademark which was granted to a Chinese company, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Monday.

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Vietnam will adjust policy interest rates to “more suitable” levels after the first quarter and weaken the dong as much as 3 percent this year, central bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh said.

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Vietnam to adjust interest rates, weaken currency, chief banker says

An upswing in mergers and acquisitions in the banking system will occur this year, bringing the number of banks in Vietnam to below 30, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper has reported, citing experts.

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The transfer of EVN Telecom, a unit of state utility Electricity of Vietnam, to Viettel has started and will be completed by the end of March, news website VnExpress reported.

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A Vietnamese deputy prime minister has ordered Vietnamese bank managers to cease filling key positions at their banks with members of their own family, the Vietnam News Agency reported Friday.

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Two Chinese dealers have been fined in central Vietnam for buying local seafood without permits.

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Chinese dealers fined for buying Vietnam’s seafood illegally

Vietnam’s dong had its biggest yearly decline since 2008 and bond yields surged as policy makers confront the fastest inflation rate in Asia.

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Vietnam dong has biggest annual loss since 2008 on inflation

Pledged foreign direct investment into Vietnam fell 26 percent this year through December 15, the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment said in a e-mailed statement on December 30.

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