Under the theme "FDI Enterprises Pioneer in Green Growth", this year's Vietnam Business Forum promotes dialogue and co-operation among stakeholders for sustainable...
VBF 2024 is co-organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the World Bank (WB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Vietnam boasts extensive experience in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). Notably, the enhancement of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States...
Currency markets have been remarkably stable; particularly the key currency pairing, euro/dollar. But why is that, and is it likely to persist?
The by-product of this is plunging FX volatility, something that usually works to the benefit of risker currencies.
The US dollar has risen against the euro and the pound even though policy rate differentials have been very stable, particularly with respect to the UK.
Where is the US dollar likely to trade against other G10 countries over the long haul?
A cyclical economic recovery takes hold, the euro will claw back some lost ground, perhaps particularly against the US dollar.
In some ways we can look at the valuation of the dollar as something of a balancing act.
The UK and euro zone are going to stay in a very low-growth funk rather than bound out of the economic downturn as they did when Covid restrictions were lifted.
The White Paper 2024 recently published by EuroCham provides an insightful perspective on the Vietnam-EU trade outlook.
The question today is whether the tensions in the Red Sea could produce the same sort of energy and terms of trade effects, so imperilling the euro – and other European...
Confidence among the European businesses operating in Vietnam is showing signs of resilience as the latest Business Confidence (BCI) from the European Chamber of...
While the yen may well remain far more volatile than the euro this year, and probably more volatile than most other currencies, it won’t be the weakest currency in 2024.
In 2024, the BoJ seems likely to start the process of lifting policy rates and if we assume that most other G10 central banks start to cut, there’s a good chance for the...
The euro has come under some modest pressure recently against other developed currencies.
A much sharper than expected fall in euro zone inflation data for November weighed on the euro. However, we see two reasons why falling inflation won’t weaken the euro...
It’s not a new word, but “Nexit” is something that we might start to hear more about in the wake of the shock victory for far-right popularist Geert Wilders in the...
The Standard Bank has argued before, and continue to believe, that the decisive break, when it comes, will be the high side and that euro/dollar will rise to the 1.20...
A delegation from the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) led by its Chairman Gabor Fluit has visited Ha Nam to explore the investment environment in the...
Euro/US dollar has rarely strayed from a 1.05-1.10 range all year while, more recently, US dollar/yen has become stuck at a single level – which is 150.
Fixation with the performance of the US dollar is understandable given the dominance of the greenback in areas such as currency trading, reserve holding, trade invoicing...
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