VOV.VN - Vietnam posted a trade surplus for the sixth consecutive year, a move that has significantly contributed to stabilising the macro-economy, curbing inflation, and helping the local economy to gain more foreign currency reserves, according to experts.

VOV.VN - The inflation rate for 2022 will be within reach of around 2% to 3%, lower than the 4% target set by the National Assembly (NA), according to forecast made by various experts and managers.

VOV.VN - This year’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.84% compared to 2020’s figure, marking the lowest increase in Vietnam since 2016, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on December 29.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the necessity of completing the second round of vaccinations for those aged 18 and over, with a focus on injecting children aged 12 and older so that they can return to school as normal.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November rose by 0.32% from October, prompting the 11-month CPI to expand by 1.84%, the lowest growth rate since 2016, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on November 29.

The bailout in 2008-2009 pushed the national economy to a high inflation rate in following years, once climbing to 18%.

VOV.VN - A greater effort should be made to meet the Government’s ongoing dual goal of pandemic control and economic recovery amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Salary increases at multinational companies this year are expected to be marginally down from 2020 and rise slightly next year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economy is projected to grow by between 6% and 6.5% next year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh unveiled the Government’s target at the ongoing session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on October 20.

Standard Chartered has forecast a potential interest rate cut if the economic impact of Vietnam’s COVID-19 outbreak lasts beyond October.