• Inflation forecast to hit 2.6 percent this year

      13/06/2017
    In the first five months of the year, the average inflation rate was at 4.47 percent. But the commission forecast that inflation would drop toward the end of the year due to stability of food and restaurant prices.  
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  • Vietnam to miss 2017 growth target

      08/06/2017
    The World Bank (WB) released its Global Economic Prospects report on June 4, forecasting a global 2017 economic growth rate of 2.7 percent and a Vietnamese growth rate of 6.3 percent, lower than the 6.7 percent goal set by the government.  
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  • 6.7 percent GDP growth rate not impossible

      06/06/2017
    “GDP growth has important significance for Vietnam as it creates resources for investment & development, generates jobs, and increases the budget revenue to spend more on investment and social welfare, contributing to political stability,”  
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  • Vietnam's GDP remains low despite great advantages

      01/06/2017
    The low GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2017 is a hot topic of discussion at the ongoing National Assembly session.  
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  • Public debt near ceiling

      01/06/2017
    Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung expressed concern over the rising burden of public debt and the State budget deficit, saying public debt is fast approaching the ceiling.  
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