Moody’s Ratings recently raised its outlook on Vietnam ‌to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’, citing rising confidence in the country’s ability to strengthen its credit profile over the medium term.

Affirming its ’Ba2’ rating, the agency said Vietnam’s institutional quality and governance were improving due to administrative, legal, and public sector reforms implemented since late-2024, and downside risks from US trade measures had eased compared with what was expected earlier.

Moody’s Ratings recently raised its outlook on Vietnam to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’, citing rising confidence in the country’s ability to strengthen its credit profile over the medium term.
Affirming its ⁠’Ba2′ rating, it said Vietnam’s institutional quality and governance were improving due to reforms implemented since late-2024, and downside risks from US trade measures had relatively eased.

Moody’s emphasised that the country’s growth potential continues to be a primary anchor for its credit profile. This is supported by a diversified export base, recovering domestic demand and robust foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, all of which provide a solid foundation for macroeconomic stability.

Vietnam has demonstrated a high degree of adaptability to global volatility like fluctuating energy prices, rising shipping costs and inflationary pressures stemming from geopolitical tensions. This resilience is underpinned by a stable economic foundation, a positive external balance and a highly diversified trade structure, it noted.

However, risks within the banking system, vulnerabilities in the real estate market and lingering institutional bottlenecks continue to serve as hurdles for a potential rating upgrade in the future, the rating agency cautioned.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)

Cambodia has cut its economic growth projection for 2026 to 4.2 per cent from an earlier estimate of 5 per cent, citing rising energy costs linked to instability in the Middle East and ongoing border tensions with Thailand. Prime Minister Hun Manet announced the revision in the country’s medium-term public financial framework report released recently.

He said the sharp increase in oil and gas prices has fuelled inflationary pressures, weighing on the country’s growth outlook. Despite the downgrade, the government expects economic recovery, projecting growth to rebound to 5 per cent in 2027 and average around 5.5 per cent annually through 2029.

Cambodia has lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 4.2 per cent from 5 per cent due to rising oil and gas prices amid Middle East instability and Thailand border tensions.
Inflationary pressures are weighing on the economy, though growth is expected to recover to 5 per cent in 2027.
Export-driven sectors and tourism remain vulnerable to global volatility.

Cambodia’s economy continues to rely heavily on exports of garments, footwear and travel goods, alongside tourism, agriculture and construction. Authorities cautioned that prolonged global uncertainty could further impact these key sectors and slow overall economic momentum.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (CG)

In the Tiruppur market, cotton yarn trade soared by ****;*–** per kg since last Friday. Spinning mills are increasing yarn prices to cover additional cost of production due to costly cotton. Cotton prices jumped by ****;*,***–*,*** per candy in the last couple of days. A trader from Tiruppur market told Fibre*Fashion, “It was inevitable to increase yarn prices as mills cannot absorb such steep rise in cotton prices. Even after increase in yarn prices, supplies are still limited as mills are exporting yarn at attractive prices. Indian spinning mills’ cotton yarn export ratio increased up to ** per cent of its total production from nearly ** per cent, few months ago.”

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