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Government juggling hot policy issues

June 06, 2011 | 09:35

In the past, the government always presented “dual objectives” of ensuring macroeconomic stability and gaining a rather high growth rate. With Resolution 11, the government, for the first time, has made it clear that its current priority is to restore and solidify macroeconomic stability, writes Ayumi Konishi, country director for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam.

Economy fast approaching its moment of truth

April 25, 2011 | 08:44

“The expected results will depend on the persistence of the government’s policies in the next three years to restore the macroeconomic balances which were lost during 2007-2010”

Hanoi takes moves against inflation

March 07, 2011 | 16:00

Hanoi should focus on tightening expenditures, reducing spending and stabilising the four key areas of commodities, prices, interest rates and exchange rates in order to join with localities nationwide to curb inflation, said Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Regional brothers stand tall to prosper

March 07, 2011 | 08:00

Vietnam is set to cement its trade ties with neighbouring Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

Local firms still lack basic knowledge of WTO

November 09, 2010 | 13:42

Up to 66 per cent of Vietnamese export businesses admitted that they failed to understand the basic content of WTO rules, in a recent survey by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, while 50 per cent of businesses were unaware of the WTO commitments related to their sectors or business areas.