Reference exchange rate down 2 VND on March 23

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,615 VND/USD on March 22, down 2 VND from the previous day.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set thedaily reference exchange rate at 23,615 VND/USD on March 22, down 2 VND fromthe previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, theceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 24,795 VND/USD andthe floor rate 22,434 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercial bankscontinued to increase.

At 8:30am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at23,330 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,700 VND/USD, both up 10 VND from theend of March 22.

BIDV also added 10 VND to both rates, raising thebuying rate to 23,380 VND/USD and the selling rate to 23,680 VND/USD./.
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