CPI increase lowest since 2016

Consumer price index (CPI) increased by 1.64 per cent in January – July period, the lowest rate since 2016 on lower food and electricity prices thank to the Government’s effort of stabilising prices and supporting virus-hit citizens and enterprises in the pandemic, the latest updates of the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed.

Vaccines key to fast economic recovery Prof. Dr Trần Thọ Đạt, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Council discusses Việt Nam's socio-economic performance in the first six months of 2021. 

Difficulties ahead for Việt Nam to achieve this year's economic growth: GSO head General director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the difficulties ahead in the second half of this year as the country pursues its twin goals to effectively prevent and control COVID-19 and maintain socio-economic development.

Việt Nam to control CPI growth at less than 3 per cent If Việt Nam could control inflation cautiously and proactively, the CPI for the whole of 2021 would rise by below 3 per cent, said an expert in Hà Nội last week. 

Vietnamese economy expands at 5.61 per cent in H1 despite the pandemic The latest updates from the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed that the Vietnamese economy expanded at 5.64 per cent in the first half of this year, much higher than the growth rate of 1.82 per cent recorded in the same period of last year.

NA Chairman holds online talks with Cambodian counterpart

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Heng Samrin via video teleconference on Thursday morning.

Economic performance on track despite COVID-19: Gov't meeting Việt Nam’s economic performance in the first five months of 2021 means the country remains on track for solid growth despite two waves of COVID-19 outbreaks, heard a Government meeting on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Bank lending interest rates have bottomed

Interest rates on the interbank market have been rising relentlessly, with the overnight interest ratebeing hiked five timesin less than a month.

CPI inches up 0.16 per cent in May

Core inflation in May increased 0.15 per cent month on month and 1.13 per cent against the same period last year.

Inflation threat returns with global economic recovery The prices of many goods have shown signs of rising, which poses the question, “Is inflation about to rear its head?”