Economists have warned that many problems may arise if VND700 trillion is pumped into the national economy to raise the credit growth rate to 22 percent and obtain 6.7 percent GDP growth rate this year. SEE MORE Vietnam’s trade deficit was estimated to hit $2.13 billion in the first eight months of 2017, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. SEE MORE Vietnam’s economic growth is still heavily dependent on foreign invested enterprises (FIEs), especially conglomerates. SEE MORE Asia’s ethyl acetate (etac) prices have been on a steady uptrend in the last six consecutive weeks on the back of tight supply, and will likely be buoyed up in the near term by firm values of feedstock ethanol, market players said. SEE MORE Average interest rates will decrease slightly in the second half of this year, market research firm Market Intello forecast. SEE MORE