The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in its latest regional assessment that Vietnam’s growth will be 6.3 per cent in both 2017 and 2018
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in the first nine months this year hit a record $25.48 billion, up 34.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) at the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
According to Vice President and General Secretary of VIFORES Nguyen Ton Quyen, the strong growth of wood export was seen in traditional and key markets such as the US, Japan, the EU, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and China
The latest figures from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) show that shrimp export turnover to the US is rising while tra fish products continue to decline.
Despite a continued downturn in the mining sector, nine-month figures show Vietnam’s economy is on a good growth trajectory.
A hollowing out of the middle class in advanced economies like the US, amid weak wage growth and rising inequality, is holding back global growth, a senior IMF official said on Monday (Sep 25).
August exports reached $2.68 billion, up 8.6 per cent against July, for an eight-month figure of $16.86 billion, up 8.2 per cent year-on-year.
The Interview with Tran Thi Thu Huong (photo), Director of the Center for Verification of Commercial Documents (VCCI).
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