Vietnam
Economy
BMI View: We continue to see opportunities for foreign investors in the Vietnamese banking sector in spite of the recent macroeconomic turbulence. We find it likely that some of the...
2008-07-08Economy
US President George W. Bush lauded the steps taken to increase religious freedom in Vietnam after meeting Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Washington on June 24. Curbs on religious...
2008-07-08Economy
Vietnam is now leading the way in Southeast Asia for the development of nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels by announcing on May 15 that it is to construct two nuclear...
2008-06-10Economy
BMI View: We have revised down our 2008 real GDP growth forecast from 7.0% to 5.5% on account of the likely effects of the government's tightening of fiscal and monetary policy in...
2008-06-04Economy
BMI View: We now see increasing risks to our 2008 real GDP growth forecast of 7.0% as the government is grappling to bring inflation and the bulging trade deficit under control....
2008-05-29Economy
BMI View: We believe the 25.2% y-o-y headline figure, a 16-year high, disguises the underlying trend in the May inflation report. We foresee inflation reaching its peak of close to...
2008-05-27Economy
Vietnam and North Korea are to boost bilateral co-operation in trade, investment, sports and culture after a visit by Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung visited Pyongyang on May 7-9....
2008-05-12Economy
BMI View: We revised down our real GDP growth forecast for 2008 from 8.2% to 7.0% in January on anticipation of weaker exports to the US and that continued monetary tightening...
2008-04-11
