Growth targets ‘are achievable’

Posted on 23 July 2010

Key national economic targets set for this year – a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5 per cent, inflation below 8 per cent and macro-economic stability – were achievable, a senior official said yesterday.

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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