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Bank profit relies on credit growth

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VNStockNews.com – Although the difference between lending rate and deposit rate has been narrowed after banks adjusted down the lending rate to draw borrowers, majority income of banks still continues mainly from credit activities. So, lenders expect total outstanding loans in coming quarters will be better than Q1’s because their profit is still from lending activities.

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Crowley: Obama differentiates between Afghanistan and Vietnam …

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(CNN) – President Obama on the difference between Afghanistan and Vietnam : … (U)nlike Vietnam , American people were viciously attacked from Afghanistan, remain a target for those same extremists who are.

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Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making