The daily reference exchange rate on November 19 was kept unchanged from the last day of the previous week (November 16), standing at 22,721 VND per USD.
The daily reference rate for November 19 was unchanged from the last day of previous week. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA).
With the current
trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks
during the day is 23,402 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,040 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks also stayed stable.
Vietcombank and BIDV kept both rates unchanged from November
16, listing the buying rate at 23,265 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,355
VND/USD.
Both the rates at Techcombank were also the same as on
November 16, with the buying rate at 23,245 VND/USD and the selling rate at
23,355 VND/USD.
Last week (November 12-16), the reference exchange rate went
up on the first two days but turned around to fall on the last three days. It
opened the week at 22,725 VND/USD but ended at 22,721 VND per USD.
The rates listed at commercial banks fluctuated throughout
the week, but overall ending the week higher than on Monday.
Source: VNA
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
