Việt Nam’s economy will grow at 6.6 per cent this year, slightly down from last year’s 7.1 per cent, HSBC has forecast in a report it released this week.

PM has issued a directive specifying solutions to remove obstacles to production and business activities so as to achieve this year’s growth target.

SSI Securities Incorporated (SSI) has re-claimed its crown on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) in terms of stock and fund certificate broking in the first three months of the year after losing it to Viet Capital Securities in the fourth quarter of last year.

Vietnamese shares on Wednesday continued to lose ground and encounter fluctuations but the strong gain of oil stocks helped narrow market losses.

Exporters should step up trade promotion to boost exports to Taiwan (China), which imports large volumes of farm produce and processed foods, according to Vietnamese trade officials.