GDP expands by 5.52 percent in 2016 first six months
The gross domestic product (GDP) expands by 5.52 percent in the first six months of 2016, higher than that of the same period from 2012 to 2014, but showing a slowdown from the pace in 2015.
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.46 percent in the first quarter, slower than the 6.12 percent during the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecast to be robust in 2016 and 2017, possibly outperforming other countries in the region, according to international banks.
Ministries, ministerial-level and centrally-run agencies, as well as localities, economic groups, and State-owned enterprises have been requested to build a socio-economic development plan for 2017.