Reference exchange rate kept stable at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,455 VND/USD on the morning of March 26, unchanged from the end of last week.
Reference exchange rate kept stable at week’s beginning ảnh 1Reference exchange rate kept stable at week’s beginning.
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Hanoi (VNA)
– The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,455 VND/USDon the morning of March 26, unchanged from the end of last week.
 
With the current +/- 3 percent VND/USD trading band, the ceiling exchange rateis 23,133 VND per USD and the floor rate is 21,789 VND per USD.

At major commercial banks, rates were changed.

Vietcombank increased its rates by 10 VND to 22,760 VND (buying) and 22,830 VND(selling), per USD.

BIDV also offered its rates at 22,750 VND (buying), and 22,830 VND (selling), perUSD, which was up by 15 VND, from the end of last week.

Meanwhile, Vietinbank posted its rates at 22,676 VND (buying) and 22,746 VND(selling), down by 75 VND per USD, from the end of last week.-VNA
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