VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy maintained its upward trajectory in the first half of the year, with its growth expanding by 6.93% in the second quarter of the year, helping to raise its first-half growth to 6.42%, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth in the second quarter of the year is forecast to moderate to still-strong 5.3% from 5.7% in the first quarter, according to the Standard Chartered Bank’s recent macro-economic updates about Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Despite a bright economic outlook for this year, Vietnamese GDP growth is unlikely to achieve the target of 6.5% set by the National Assembly (NA) due to internal and external impacts, said Nguyen Quoc Viet, deputy director of the Vietnam Institute for Economics and Policy Research (VEPR).

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has projected the economic growth rate of Vietnam at 6% for the second quarter of this year and for the full year on increasing chip-making demand, the recovery of Chinese and regional economies, as well as ongoing supply chain shifts.

VOV.VN - The country's economic growth this year is projected to reach below 6%, according to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Viet, vice director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).

Since the national reunification on April 30, 1975, Vietnam has obtained admirable economic achievements and is now on its way to become the 20th largest economy in the world.

VOV.VN - Standard Chartered Bank has moved to lower Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for the year to 6% from the previous figure of 6.7% due to lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter of the year and global trade headwinds, according to its recent macro-economic updates about the nation.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised a seminar on April 19 on prospects for Vietnam-Russia digital economic cooperation, attracting over 100 delegates representing ministries, sectors, research institutes, and business associations of the two countries.

VOV.VN - The government will strive to meet and exceed major socio-economic development targets set for this year, with the GDP growth rate anticipated to rise to 6.5%, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh after discussing and considering arguments at a monthly Government meeting in Hanoi on April 3.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment has unveiled two new scenarios for the Vietnamese economy this year thanks to positive signs recorded in the first quarter.