Economics

Vietnam Aims for 6% Growth This Year in Best-Case Scenario

  • Growth this year to moderate from 8% in 2022 as exports weaken
  • GDP must expand 10.6% next quarter to meet ‘best-case’ goal

Tourists on the golden bridge in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Vietnam’s government is pushing for economic growth of about 6% this year, with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urging more spending to spur domestic activity.

Gross domestic product growth of 6% was the “best case” scenario chosen by the cabinet, according to statements on the government’s website on Saturday, citing a meeting chaired by the premier. The worst-case scenario was for a 5% expansion, it said.