12-06-2015 18:49
Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the State Bank of Vietnam, shares with VIR’s Thuy Vinh the city’s inward remittance picture during January-May and its growth perspective in 2015.
25-02-2015 09:49
Viet Nam is expected to see rising remittances enter the property market, following the amended housing law that allows Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) to own a house in the country.
19-02-2015 21:05
Viet Nam was among the top 10 countries in the world with the largest amount of remittances from abroad last year, with around US$12 billion, according to the Western Union company, which handles money transfers worldwide.
09-02-2015 09:30
Vietnam received about US$12 billion worth of inward remittances last year, most of which has been invested in production and business activities, according to the State Bank of Vietnam at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
02-02-2015 13:27
During the course of 2014 Vietnamese citizens residing overseas remitted $12 billion, 46 per cent of which was used as investment capital with the remainder sent to relatives.
29-01-2015 10:03
MoneyGram and its strategic partner Viet Nam DongA Bank yesterday (Jan 27) launched a new service that will deliver remittances to the homes of the recipients.
20-01-2015 12:24
Remittance inflows into Vietnam are expected to continue increasing this year, as overseas Vietnamese look to put their savings to work.
14-01-2015 09:13
Real estate projects are expected to attract remittances from overseas Vietnamese, as the market revives and conditions become more favourable.
13-01-2015 16:43
In recent years, Vietnam is one in ten countries receiving the largest amount of overseas remittances and in 2015 alone, the overseas remittances is estimated to reach between $13 billion to $14 billion according to the State Bank.
19-12-2014 09:56
Most overseas remittances to Viet Nam have been used for meeting daily expenses and for purchasing gold, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).
17-12-2014 09:21
Remittances are pouring into Vietnam towards the year’s end, but most of this money is bypassing the official banking sector.
03-12-2014 15:49
Overseas Vietnamese's remittances via commercial banks and economic organisations in HCM City in the first 11 months of the year was estimated at US$4.4 billion, according to the HCM City branch of the State bank of Viet Nam (SBV).
29-09-2014 15:40
HCM CITY - Remittances by overseas Vietnamese through banks and other official channels to HCM City could reach US$5 billion this year, an increase of $1 billion from last year, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam.
05-09-2014 10:13
HCM CITY - Overseas Vietnamese have remitted nearly US$2.8 billion through HCM City-based banks in the first eight months of this year, 6.2 per cent higher than in the same period last year, according to the deputy head of the State Bank of Viet Nam's city branch.
02-08-2014 08:33
Overseas remittances to HCM City in the first seven months reached US$2.42 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.2 per cent.