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Vietnam trade deficit hits decade low in 2011 

January 3, 2012
Vietnam trade deficit hits decade low in 2011 

  Vietnam’s trade deficit narrowed sharply to $9.5 billion in 2011, the lowest level in a decade, government estimates showed Wednesday, though concerns over the country’s economic stability remain. Exports rose 33.3 percent year-on-year to $96.2 billion, while imports were up 24.7 percent to $105.7 billion, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a preliminary [...]

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Maintaining trade deficit cut a tough ask 

January 2, 2012
Maintaining trade deficit cut a tough ask 

  Vietnam will find it difficult to sustain into the new year the trade deficit reduction that it managed in 2011, given that it plans to reduce import tariffs on many products and that the ongoing global recession could hurt its exports, experts say. Vietnam’s trade deficit narrowed to US$9.5 billion from $12.4 billion in [...]

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Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

December 30, 2011
Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

Vietnam may need to import US$2.5-billion worth of gold in 2012 Vietnam’s trade deficit could grow again in 2012 after falling 25 percent this year to US$9.5 billion, the trade minister said, adding that the government will continue to tighten control over gold imports. The trade gap narrowed this year after exports surged 33 percent from 2010, [...]

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Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

December 26, 2011
Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

Vietnam may need to import US$2.5-billion worth of gold in 2012 Vietnam’s trade deficit could grow again in 2012 after falling 25 percent this year to US$9.5 billion, the trade minister said, adding that the government will continue to tighten control over gold imports. The trade gap narrowed this year after exports surged 33 percent from 2010, [...]

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Vietnam risks economic stability if policy eased: IMF 

December 14, 2011
Vietnam risks economic stability if policy eased: IMF 

Vietnam's inflation is expected to slow to about 9 percent in 2012 and is under control, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the Consultative Group. Vietnam may undermine progress toward economic stability if it loosens monetary policy now, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank said as the nation struggles with the fastest inflation in [...]

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Vietnam inflation slows, central bank signals rate-cut scope 

November 26, 2011
Vietnam inflation slows, central bank signals rate-cut scope 

  Vietnam’s inflation slowed for a third month in November, and the central bank signaled it may consider lowering interest rates. Consumer prices rose 19.83 percent from a year earlier, after climbing 21.59 percent in October, the General Statistics Office said in Hanoi Friday. The State Bank of Vietnam has room to cut policy rates [...]

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Vietnam posts a trade deficit of $700 million for November 

November 24, 2011
Vietnam posts a trade deficit of $700 million for November 

  Vietnam’s trade deficit narrowed to $700 million in November from a revised $750 million last month, according to preliminary figures released by the General Statistics Office in Hanoi Thursday. For the 11 months through November, the deficit was $8.9 billion. Exports rose to $8.6 billion in November from $8.39 billion in October. For the [...]

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Vietnam approves 6.5-7pct growth aim, seeks lower inflation 

November 9, 2011
Vietnam approves 6.5-7pct growth aim, seeks lower inflation 

  Vietnamese lawmakers backed a plan that aims for annual economic growth of as much as 7 percent through 2015 and seeks to quell Asia’s highest inflation. The National Assembly approved an objective of 6.5 percent to 7 percent annual economic expansion from 2011 to 2015 and a goal of reducing inflation to 5 percent [...]

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Vietnam targets 6.5-7 pct annual growth in 2011-2015 

October 21, 2011
Vietnam targets 6.5-7 pct annual growth in 2011-2015 

  Vietnam will target average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5 percent to 7 percent in the 2011 to 2015 period, the National Assembly said in a document handed to reporters in Hanoi on Wednesday. The nation also aims to reduce its budget deficit to below 4.5 percent of GDP by 2015, and [...]

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Vietnam expects wider trade deficit in 2012, dong weakens 

October 20, 2011
Vietnam expects wider trade deficit in 2012, dong weakens 

   Vietnam expects its trade deficit to widen to as much as $12.8 billion next year, government estimates showed today. The dong fell. The shortfall may reach $12.4 billion to $12.8 billion, or about 11.5 percent to 12 percent of total exports, the government said in a report released to reporters in Hanoi Thursday. The [...]

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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...