VOV.VN - Following impressive growth recorded in the first quarter, Vietnamese coffee exports are projected to continue increasing moving into the second quarter thanks to abundant supply sources and incentives from numerous free trade agreements (FTAs), according to industry insiders.

Vietnam is likely to complete its target of 6.5% in economic growth for 2022, but the goal of keeping the inflation rate under 4% is tough, according to Assoc. Dr. To Trung Thanh from the National Economics University (NEU).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to achieve an economic growth rate of 6.5% this year, although its inflation target of below 4% is not achievable, according to the annual publication of Vietnam Economic Review 2021 released on April 25 by the National Economics Univer

Fiscal policies have worked to promote economic growth and control inflation in the first months of this year, Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung said, adding that close watch should be placed on the market to ensure inflation is within the National Assembly’s target.

While the Russia-Ukraine conflict has left negative impacts related to transport, inflation and international payments on import and export activities, it could also create opportunities for businesses which adopted timely adaptation measures, experts have said.

Tax and fee reductions have contributed to bringing inflation under control in Vietnam, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung.

VOV.VN - Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong on April 6 had a working session with a delegation of the US Department of the Treasury led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kaproth.

VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter of the year rose by 1.92%, representing the lowest increase since 2017, with the exception of 2021, although the inflationary pressure will remain high until the end of the year, according to a senior statistician.

VOV.VN - The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has moved to lower Vietnam’s GDP growth rate for the year from the previously-projected 6.5% to 6.2% amid fears of rising oil prices globally.

VOV.VN - The recent surges in the price of food and petrol has led to the consumer price index (CPI) to rise by 1.92% in the first quarter of the year while core inflation also soared by 0.81%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on March 29.