The move came as the dollar index (DXY) hovered around a four-month high of more than 105, with the market welcoming Donald Trump''s victory in the US presidential election.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s central rate of the Vietnamese đồng against the US dollar was adjusted up 0.7 per cent in January 2024 to VNĐ24,036 per dollar.
The reference exchange rate between the Vietnamese đồng and the US dollar announced by the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) at the last trading session of last week decreased by VNĐ50 compared to the beginning of the week.
Despite the difference in policies of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the USD/VNĐ exchange rate has remained stable to date thanks to a trade surplus and a bright economic outlook of Việt Nam.
Though the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has hiked interest rates twice in a month, experts agreed the SBV has no other choice but to take strong measures to curb upward pressure on the USD/VND exchange rate and inflation.
Firms with US dollar-denominated debts estimate to regain significantly in the Q2 as the US dollar has devalued against the Vietnamese dong in the period after reporting a surge in the first quarter.
After a long period of stability, pressure from global markets has caused the Vietnamese dong to depreciate significantly against the US dollar in the past few days.
Commercial banks have consecutively lowered the value of the US dollar against the Vietnamese dong during the final days of 2018, helping the USD/VND exchange rate close the year under control.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,487 VND/USD on the first day of the week (April 16), down 5 VND from the last day of previous week (April 13).