Vietnam Economic Indicators – February 28

HANOI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – For a more comprehensive guide to Vietnam’s economic indicators updated in real time, please type [VNM EOV] in the Eikon search box to access the Vietnam economic overview.

CURRENCY/INTEREST RATE

SOURCE: bank data, stock exchange on Refinitiv Eikon

SOURCE: State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)

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GDP GROWTH, pct, y/y

SOURCE: General Statistics Office (GSO)

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INFLATION, pct

SOURCE: GSO

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LATEST FORECASTS/OBJECTIVES

Source:

Developing Asia set to recover strongly, but COVID-19 risks remain – AfDB

Vietnamese PM plans to raise 2021 GDP growth target to 6.5%

Vietnamese minister expects GDP growth of 3.5% to 4.0% in 2021 read more

Standard Chartered Bank cuts Vietnam GDP growth forecast for 2021 to 4.7% from 6.5% due to worsening pandemic

Delta-variant clouds expand Asia’s growth prospects – ADB read more

Vietnamese PM promises economy will rebound from COVID-19 hit Read more

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Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves exceed 100 billion dollars Read more

Remittances to Vietnam this year rose 10% to $12.5 billion -c.bank

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RETAIL SALES GROWTH, pct, y/y

SOURCE: GSO

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TRADE ACCOUNT, in billions of dollars

SOURCE: Vietnam Customs and OSG

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INDUSTRIAL GROWTH, pct, y/y

SOURCE: GSO

IIP: Industrial Production Index

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MONEY SUPPLY AND MONEY SUPPLY GROWTH (since end of last year), pct

SOURCE: State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and General Statistics Office (GSO)

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MONTHLY CREDIT AND CREDIT GROWTH (since end of previous year), pct

SOURCE: State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and General Statistics Office (GSO)

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DEPOSIT GROWTH since the end of last year, pct

SOURCE: SBV

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Bad debt to total loans, pct

SOURCES: SBV, government

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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

SOURCE: Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)

NOTE: COMMITMENTS include new projects, capital increase and equity acquisition

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POPULATION (millions)

Source: General Statistics Office

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UNEMPLOYMENT, pct

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RATINGS

Reporting by Phuong Nguyen

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