After a slump, bank credit in Ho Chi Minh City has picked up again and is expected to keep rising for the rest of the year since demand for funds is usually high at year-end, the State Bank of Vietnam has said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed a 100 trillion VND (4.31 billion USD) preferential credit package for the development of the country’s support industry.

Vietnam and Hungary have issued a joint statement on the occasion of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s official visit to Vietnam from September 24-26.