Vietnam plans to raise US$3b via sovereign bonds over this year and next
Country is seeking to fund rising infrastructure needs and lessen pressure on yawning budget deficit
Hanoi
VIETNAM plans to raise about US$3 billion via sovereign bonds over the remainder of 2015 and next year, its finance minister said on Monday, as the country seeks to fund rising infrastructure needs and lessen pressure on a yawning budget deficit.
"Other financial sources have been fully utilised so they can't be used to restructure this debt portfolio," Dinh Tien Dung was quoted by online news site VnExpress as telling the National Assembly's Standing Committee.
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