Vietnam’s retail petrol price is lower than neighboring countries and many ASEAN nations, said head of Tax Policy Department Pham Dinh Thi yesterday referring to a proposal to increase environmental protection tax rate. SEE MORE Liquidity of the Vietnamese đồng in the banking system has shown signs of cooling down over the past week. SEE MORE Vietnam’s GDP in the second quarter of this year is forecast to expand some 5.6 per cent, higher than the 5.1 per cent rate in Q1. SEE MORE Many commercial banks have weakened the US dollar against the Vietnamese dong by 0.4 per cent in the past two weeks. SEE MORE Bad debt has re-emerged as an issue for the banking system as it might be three times higher than reported, says a Vneconomy report. SEE MORE