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Reference exchange rate down 14 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,670 VND/USD on May 23, down 14 VND from the previous day.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily referenceexchange rate at 23,670 VND/USD on May 23, down 14 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable forcommercial banks during the day is 24,853 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,486VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable.

At 9:00 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,245 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,615 VND/USD, both unchanged from the end of May 22.

BIDV also kept both rates unchanged from the end of the previous day, listingthe buying rate at 23,295 VND/USD and the selling rate 23,595 VND/USD./.
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