Curbing the inflation rate at below 4 percent in 2018 is within reach, but this will be a difficult task in 2019. SEE MORE The World Bank (WB) predicts Vietnam’s GDP growth this year at 6.8 percent in its East Asia Pacific Economic Update released on October 4, compared to the 6.5-percent projection last April. SEE MORE The credit growth target has been set at 17% this year, meaning that credit can grow an additional 6-7% in the final three months. SEE MORE Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 5.39 billion USD in the first nine months of 2018, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a monthly report. SEE MORE State budget revenues as of September 15 reached VND898.3 trillion (US$38.24 billion), equivalent to 68.1% of the year`s estimate. SEE MORE