Heineken to shift production from Singapore to Vietnam and Malaysia
Dutch brewer Heineken will shift its brewing production from Singapore to Vietnam and Malaysia as part of its strategy to build a more agile regional supply approach.
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| Reference exchange rate down 49 VND at week’s beginning |
At commercial banks, the opening-hour rates also dropped.
At 8:45 am, Vietcombank listed the rates at 23,610 VND/USD (buying) and 23,980 VND/USD (selling), down 60 VND from the end of August 18.
BIDV also reduced both rates by 55 VND, listing the buying rate at 23,665 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,965 VND/USD.
During the week from August 14 to 18, the daily reference exchange rate was unchanged on the first day of the week and adjusted up on three following days – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It was adjusted down on Friday and ended the week up 98 VND./.