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 up 37 VND on August 16 |
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,113 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,772 VND/USD.
The daily reference exchange rate has been continuously adjusted up over recent days. It gained 22 VND during the week from August 7-11. From the beginning of this week (August 14) it has increased by a total 81 VND.
At commercial banks, the opening-hour rates went in different directions.
At 8:15 am, BIDV listed the rates at 23,815 VND/USD (buying) and 24,115 VND/USD (selling), both down 15 VND from the end of August 15.
Meanwhile, Vietcombank added 5 VND to both rates, listing at 23,775 VND/USD (buying) and 24,145 VND/USD (selling)./.