Vietnam Market Weekly Report
Aug 24 – Aug 28, 2026
Market Overview
Aveluro's classification pipeline flagged 10 high-impact news events during the week. See below for the full breakdown.
Classified news sentiment for the week skewed positive, with 8 positive, 0 negative, and 2 neutral events among the top stories.
Top Stories This Week
Vietcombank announced a preferential lending program for real estate purchases with a credit package of up to VND 20,000 billion, offering interest rate reductions of up to 1% per year compared to standard real estate loans.
Despite the State Bank of Vietnam's liquidity-support measures, deposit and lending rates remain under upward pressure as credit growth outpaces deposit growth and funding structures skew short-term.
The National Assembly approved the investment policy for the Ring Road 5 - Capital Region project, about 349 km long with a preliminary total investment of 288,268 billion VND, passing through 7 provinces/cities, expected to be completed before 2035.
Vietnam's National Assembly approved an increase of over 86,000 billion VND (approx.
Vietnam's National Assembly approved an increase of over 86,000 billion VND (approx. 3.44 billion USD) to the total investment for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project, raising it to 289,339 billion VND, with a design speed of up to 160 km/h.
Vietnam attracted 34.7 billion USD in registered FDI in the first half of 2026, up 61% year-on-year, with infrastructure projects expanding investment destinations.
Vietnam's National Assembly passed the Urban Development Law, which allows strategic investors in sea-reclamation urban projects to transfer up to 50% of land area after completing infrastructure, with project terms up to 70 years.
SSI Research projects billions of USD in passive foreign inflows into Vietnamese equities following FTSE index inclusion, with base case of $2.2B and positive case of $4.28B by September 2027.
Transimex (TMS) registered to buy 1 million VNF shares to raise its stake from 61.05% to over 64%, and also fully redeemed a 300 billion VND bond issue.
Domesco (DMC) announced a 25% cash dividend for 2025, paying 2,500 VND per share on October 21, with the record date set for September 15.
Domesco (DMC) announced a 25% cash dividend for 2025, paying 2,500 VND per share on October 21, with the record date set for September 15. The company's H1 2026 revenue grew 6.1% and net profit surged 39%.
Gold prices in Vietnam rose 1.63% at the start of the week, with SJC gold bars reaching VND150 million per tael, narrowing the premium over global prices.
Gold prices in Vietnam rose 1.63% at the start of the week, with SJC gold bars reaching VND150 million per tael, narrowing the premium over global prices. Global gold also climbed to a three-month high amid US Treasury intervention concerns.