Vietnam to exceed 6% growth target for 2021, say analysts, ASEAN Business

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Vietnam to exceed 6% growth target for 2021, say analysts

Monday, January 11, 2021 - 05:50

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Vietnam's GDP growth accelerated to 4.48 per cent year-on-year (yoy) in Q4 2020, from 2.69 per cent yoy in Q3 2020, ahead of expectations.

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ANALYSTS are upbeat on Vietnam's prospects in 2021, with forecasts in excess of the country's current official growth target of 6.0 per cent. Their optimism is bolstered by new trade agreements and global economic recovery, though contingent on successful Covid-19 containment...