Reference exchange rate goes up 5 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,438 VND/USD on the morning of December 1, up by 5 VND from the day ago.
Reference exchange rate goes up 5 VND ảnh 1The reference VND/USD exchange rate is set at 22,438 VND/USD on the morning of December 1 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,438VND/USD on the morning of December 1, up by 5 VND from the day ago.
 
With the current  +/- 3 percent VND/USD trading band, the ceiling exchange rateis 23,104 VND per USD and the floor rate is 21,767 VND per USD.

Major commercial banks kept their changes stable.

[Central bank policies expand foreign reserves]

Vietcombank offered 22,685 VND (buying) and 22,755 VND (selling), per USD, upby 5 VND from the day earlier.

BIDV and Vietinbank retainedits buying rate at 22,680 VND and its selling rate at 22,750 VND, per USD,unchanged from the morning of the day ago.-VNA
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