# Vietnam central bank runs flexible monetary policy in 2022

> The State Bank of Vietnam describes its 2022 monetary policy, which included repeated dollar sales, a 5% trading band and several interest rate increases. The dong weakened past 25,000 per dollar in October before the band was widened.

- Date: 2022-12-31 · published 2022-12-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38540-vietnam-central-bank-runs-flexible-monetary-policy-in-2022
- Commodities: [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

The rate hikes and dollar sales show how Vietnam's tightening is shaping the currency and borrowing costs that feed importers face heading into 2023.

## Read by commodity

- USDVND: neutral

## Sources

- theinvestor.vn: https://theinvestor.vn/vietnam-central-bank-runs-flexible-monetary-policy-in-2022-d3140.html

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