Viet Nam’s current account surplus could narrow to 3.7 per cent in 2020 from 4.9 per cent last year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Fitch Solutions.
Việt Nam’s trade balance posted positive US$2.77 billion in July, lifting total trade surplus to $8.23 billion in the first seven months of 2020, the latest data of the General Department of Việt Nam Customs revealed.
The Vietnamese economy is walking a careful tightrope amid rapid developments around the world, especially the spiraling US-China trade war and the US Federal Reserve’s rate hikes, which are weighing on exchange rates and Viet Nam’s trade balance.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung revisited the themes of macroeconomic stability and sustainable development yesterday as he urged a concerted effort to reach future growth targets.
Production and business results improved in the first two months of this year, but trade was unbalanced with strong growth in auto and mobile phone imports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported.
As a trade deficit pressure on exchange rate has been predicted, the
State Bank of Viet Nam is actively operating a forex policy consistent
with trade deficit and economic growth.
The national trade deficit reached US$95.5 million in the first 11
months of this year, the lowest level since deficits returned in the
foreign trade balance in April, according to the General Statistics
Office (GSO).
Viet Nam''s trade balance reached a US$100 million surplus for the month
of October, according to the General Department of Customs, defying
previous forecasts of a $200 million trade deficit.