Big surges in foreign currency and overseas remittance

December 09, 2010 | 20:10
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Vietnam has witnessed sudden surges in foreign indirect investment (FII) and overseas remittance, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

The Foreign Currency Management Department of the SBV on December 9 announced that as of late November, the inflow of overseas remittance stood at $7.6 billion, higher than the forecast.

In the last month of 2010, overseas remittance is expected around $770 million, bringing the total figure for the whole year to $8 billion, up 25.6 per cent year-on-year.

In Q1, 2011, during the Lunar New Year festival, the remittance inflow may be on the rise, the Department predicted.

Meanwhile, since the beginning of the year, Vietnam has enjoyed a surplus in FII at approximately $800 million.

The investment disbursement went up 9.9 per cent against the same period last year.

VGP

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