Ho Chi Minh City, Oct. 20 -- Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached more than 2.83 billion USD in the third quarter of 2026, up 39.5% from the previous quarter and 3.6% year-on-year. This was the first quarter of positive annual growth this year, helping narrow the decline in remittance inflows over the first nine months. According to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)'s Regional Branch 2, remittances transferred to Ho Chi Minh City through credit institutions and economic organisations totalled 2.835 billion USD in Q3, an increase of more than 802 million USD from Q2. The result marked a recovery in remittance inflows after two consecutive quarters of year-on-year declines, at 16.9% and 27.9%, respectively. Positive growth in Q3 indicates ...