Posts Tagged ‘ General Statistics Office Said ’

Vietnam growth holds near 6 pct as higher rates counter exports 

January 3, 2012
Vietnam growth holds near 6 pct as higher rates counter exports 

A street vendor walks past a Chanel SA store inside the Rex Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Vietnam’s growth held near 6 percent this quarter, reducing the pressure for further monetary tightening after higher interest rates limited the boost to the economy from exports and domestic consumption. [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Vietnam trade deficit going no way but up 

June 4, 2011
Vietnam trade deficit going no way but up 

Shoes and materials are laid on the ground of a factory in the handicraft shoe village of Gie Ha, south of Hanoi. Vietnam’s trade deficit has just kept ballooning over the years and economists don’t see it stopping any time soon, given the country’s heavy reliance on imported materials and machinery. The deficit widened to [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Jan-Aug retail sales rise 18.4 percent

September 2, 2009
Jan-Aug retail sales rise 18.4 percent

Retail sales in the eight months ending August reached VND742.7 trillion (US$41.7 billion), up 18.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office in Hanoi. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City together accounted for about 36 percent of the total figure as retail sales in the two cities increased 17.7 [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

Inflation eases in first seven months; trade deficit narrows

July 25, 2009
Inflation eases in first seven months; trade deficit narrows

A street vendor walks past shops selling different marriage offerings in downtown Hanoi. Inflation eased this month to a five-year low of 3.31 percent. Vietnam’s inflation eased in the first seven months of the year, with consumer prices rising 9.25 percent compared to the same period last year, official data showed Friday. For July alone, [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

Economy expands at slowest pace on record

March 28, 2009
Economy expands at slowest pace on record

Workers inspect fabrics at the Viettien Garment Company in Ho Chi Minh City. The economy expanded at the slowest pace on record in the first quarter, as overseas companies trimmed investment plans and manufacturing weakened, the government’s statistics office said. The economy grew 3.1 percent from a year earlier, the General Statistics Office said in [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...