Economics
Vietnam Maps Out Plan to Shield Growth as Trade Risks Rise
- Officials boosting measures to spur investment, businesses
- Growth in Jan.-Sept. exceeded 7%; ANZ, Capital Economics say
Shoppers walk past a flower vendor on a bicycle at a street market in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Vietnam is intensifying measures to boost economic growth while keeping inflation under control to retain its status as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
The government is moving to quickly reduce obstacles to private investment, while infrastructure projects will be fast tracked. As one of the most trade dependent nations in Asia, Vietnam is caught in the crossfire of the worsening U.S.-China trade conflict.