Remittance to HCM City in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 4.5 per cent against the same period last year to reach US$1.12 billion, a Central bank official said.
Gold prices fell by VND100,000 or US$5 per tael in the local market on
August 11 from last week''s rate while prices in the world market also
edged down.
Despite banks'' efforts to lower lending interest
rates, credit growth in HCM City remained at a modest 1 per cent in
February, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam.