Narrowing Trade Deficit To Bring Improved BoP

We expect Vietnam's trade deficit to narrow sharply to US$9.3bn in 2009 after the record US$17.5bn shortfall accumulated in 2008. This will lead to a significant improvement in Vietnam's balance-of-payments situation in spite of an expected fall in remittances and foreign direct investment inflows.

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