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VEPR downgrades Viet Nams GDP growth forecast in 2020

VEPR downgrades Viet Nam's GDP growth forecast in 2020

The Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) estimated local GDP growth for this year at between 2.6 per cent and 2.8 per cent at a workshop on Wednesday in Ha Noi, lower than the 3.8 per cent...
ASEAN needs to collaborate for better tax policy: report

ASEAN needs to collaborate for better tax policy: report

ASEAN and all member states must collaborate to establish a better tax policy system to build sustainability and resilience across the region, found a report launched on Thursday in Ha Noi.
Digital economy to be pillar of future society

Digital economy to be pillar of future society

The digital and platform economies would become pillars of our future society,
Global shocks pose threats to VN economy: VEPR

Global shocks pose threats to VN economy: VEPR

The Vietnamese economy faced further uncertainty due to the impacts of global shocks, according to the Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research.
Economic growth could reach 6.9% in 2019: VEPR

Economic growth could reach 6.9% in 2019: VEPR

Viet Nam’s economic growth could reach 6.9 per cent in 2019, an increase of 0.1 per cent compared to the 2019 socio-economic development plan adopted by the National Assembly, in the context that Viet Nam is benefiting from the US-China...
Fuel prices set to put pressure on inflation

Fuel prices set to put pressure on inflation

Increases in environmental protection taxes on petroleum from the beginning of next year would weigh heavily on inflation, especially as fuel prices rise worldwide, according to the Viet Nam Institute For Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).
Impressive Q2 growth, but risks still abound

Impressive Q2 growth, but risks still abound

Viet Nam’s economy maintained impressive growth in the second quarter this year, but risks are becoming more apparent, especially threats on the exchange rate and interest rate.
Viet Nams labour productivity among lowest in region

Viet Nam's labour productivity among lowest in region

Despite having increased at a relatively fast pace in recent years, Viet Nam’s labour productivity remained in the lowest group in East Asia with scores in backbone sectors of the economy even falling behind Cambodia.
Food association unfit to lead rice sector: experts

Food association unfit to lead rice sector: experts

The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) came under heavy criticism yesterday as economic experts voiced discontent with the association’s favouritism, lax business practises and overall incompetency in the rice export sector.
Growth up, inflation too

Growth up, inflation too

Research findings from the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research showed that Viet Nam’s quarter-on-quarter economic growth in 2017’s third quarter was the highest level in seven years, though overall inflation began to increase in August and continued throughout...
VN growth target remains elusive

VN growth target remains elusive

The annual growth goal of 6.7 per cent is likely to remain beyond reach despite an improved economic performance in the second half of the year, says Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research...
Viet Nam looks to accelerate reform

Viet Nam looks to accelerate reform

A conference to launch the Viet Nam Annual Economic Report 2017 was held in Ha Noi on Friday, discussing institutional reforms.
VNs headline inflation rises in first quarter

VN's headline inflation rises in first quarter

Viet Nam''s headline inflation rate increased by 1.69 per cent in the first quarter of this year, putting pressure on the new Government to curb the rate going forward, according to a quarterly report on macroeconomic growth.
Thinktank urges for more cautious monetary policy

Thinktank urges for more cautious monetary policy

The Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) has said the central bank should adopt a more cautious monetary policy to avoid asset bubble risk in the future.
Businesses in the dark on Trans Pacific Partnership

Businesses in the dark on Trans Pacific Partnership

While trade ministers struggle to hash out a final agreement on the ground-breaking Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Vietnamese companies are largely in the dark about the pact''s potential benefits and drawbacks, business surveys have found.