Notably, the State Treasury successfully auctioned the Government bonds with terms of 20 years and 30 years after unsuccessful bidding for more than one month.

Interest rates for the 5-, 10- and 15-year terms gradually increased in April. The rates in the last session of the month were from 0.3% to 1.1% per year higher than those in the first session of the month. Specifically, the interest rates in the last session of the 5-,10-, 15-, 20- and 30-year term was 1.61%, 2.5%, 2.68%, 2.8% and 3%, respectively.

On the secondary market, the scale of Government bonds listing at the end of April was over 2.04 quadrillion VND, an increase of 1.13% compared to the previous month. The value of Government bond transactions reached almost 174.56 trillion VND, or over 9.18 trillion VND per session, down 20.96% compared to March 2024. Of which, the outright transaction value accounted for 51.63% of the total market transaction value, and repos transactions made up the remaining amount.

Foreign investors total trading value in April accounted for 2.45% of the total market trading value and their net buy value reached 989 billion VND.

State President launches New Year tree planting festival in Tuyen Quang

State President Vo Van Thuong launched a New Year tree planting festival in Tuyen Quang city of the province of the same name on February 15, or the sixth day of the first lunar month.

State budget revenue from imports, exports up 13.2% in January

State budget revenue from exports and imports in January reached 30.64 trillion VND (1.25 billion VND), equivalent to 8.2% of the estimate, and up 13.2% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) reported on February 6.

Philippine president arrives in Hanoi for state visit

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on Monday afternoon, starting their two-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

German president begins state visit to Vietnam

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday morning, starting their two-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

State leader calls for more good deeds in society

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 50 delegates representing over 2,000 persons featured in “Viec tu te” (Good deeds), a TV show of Vietnam Television (VTV), in Hanoi on January 18.

Source: VNA