Vietnam's economy set to grow 6.7% in 2021, says Standard Chartered


A vendor selling plastic face shields walks past an alley in Hanoi on June 3, 2021. - AFP

HO CHI MINH CITY, June 4 (Bernama): Standard Chartered announced on June 1 its forecast that Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth would be 6.7 per cent this year and 7.3 per cent in 2022, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Tim Leelahaphan, the bank’s economist for Vietnam and Thailand, said Vietnam’s economy remains strong and the country is proving to be one of the world’s best performing economies amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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