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HSBC trims 2021 growth forecast for Vietnam to 6.1%
HBSC has lowered its growth forecast for Vietnam this year from 6.6 percent to 6.1 percent following the latest wave of Covid-19.
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Vietnam’s Jan.-July foreign investment drops 11.1% to $16.7 billion
Vietnam raked in $16.7 billion FDI in the first seven months of 2021, down 11.1 percent from the same period last year, data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment shows.
Vietnam targets average growth rate of at least 6.5% in next five years
Vietnam targeted average growth rate of 6.5-7 percent over the 2021-2025 period, according to a resolution on socio-economic development plan adopted by the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s phone exports top $25.1 billion, up 14.2 percent in 1H
Phones and components registered the biggest export value of $25.1 billion, accounting for 15.9% of the total revenue in the first half of 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
- Exporting agricultural products "maintains the stronghold" 1
- Bitter taste of beer 2
- Vietnam a gateway for Canadian firms to enter ASEAN 3
- Vietnam's textile, garment sector targets $44 billion export turnover in 2024 4
- State budget revenue hits $63.5 billion in 11 months, completing 94.9% of whole-year plan 5
- Enterprises cut forecasts due to gloomy outlook 6
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Vietnam's Jan.-June trade surplus with the U.S. widens to $37.3 bln
Vietnam reported a trade surplus with the U.S. in the first half at $37.3 billion, much higher than $22.9 billion surplus recorded a year earlier, according to Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam reports 6-month trade deficit at $1 bln vs $5.86 bln surplus
Vietnam's trade balance was in an estimated $1 billion deficit in the first half vs $5.86 billion surplus a year earlier, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam’s fishery exports hit $4.1 billion in the first half, up 13.6%
Fishery exports are expected to fulfill the $8.5 billion target in 2021, after collecting more than $4 billion in the first half of this year, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
Vietnam’s credit growth to reach 13% in 2021: central bank survey
Bank credit was seen increase 4.7% in the third quarter and 13% in 2021 despite pandemic, according to a recent survey conducted by the State Bank of Vietnam.
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Long An attracts $3.3 billion, leads in FDI in first half
Southern province of Long has topped the nation by luring $3.3 billion foreign direct investment during the first half of 2021
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Vietnam sticks with GDP growth target of 6.5% in 2021
Vietnam's economic growth target has not been changed despite the huge impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the cabinet during Thursday meeting in Hanoi.
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Vietnam’s living cost inches up 0.19 percent in June
Vietnam’s consumer price index in June increased 0.19 percent against May and 1.62 percent from June 2020, reported the General Statistics Office on Tuesday.
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Vietnam’s economy grows 5.64% in the first 6 months of 2021
Vietnam’s Jan.-June GDP growth was estimated at 5.64%, much higher than the growth rate of 1.82% in the first 6 months of 2020, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
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Vietnam economy to expand 6.7 pct in 2021: UOB
Singaporean lender United Overseas Bank (UOB) forecast Vietnam’s GDP would grow by 6.7 percent this year.
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1H foreign investment inflows drops 2.6% to $15.27 billion
FDI inflows reached $15.27 billion in the first six months, a 2.6 percent decrease from the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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Vietnam's credit growth up 5.1 pct as of June 15 from end-2020
Total loans of Vietnam's banking system as of June 15 from end-2020 expanded 5.1 percent, State Bank of Vietnam’s Deputy Governor told local media on Monday morning.
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Vietnam sees 5.8% GDP growth in the first six months of 2021
Vietnam's GDP is expected to rise by 5.8% in the first six months of 2021 despite the negative impacts from pandemic, according to figures released by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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Raw material imports increasingly expensive, stoke inflation fears
The rising costs of imported raw materials are pushing up prices and threatening to cause inflation amid the ongoing economic recovery.
