Vietnam PM says government targeting 9% growth in second half

HANOI (Bloomberg): Vietnam aims to boost economic growth to "about 9%” in the second half of the year as the government will maintain its gross domestic product growth target for 2023, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said, according to a post on the government’s website that cited proceedings at a cabinet meeting on Saturday.

The government will "prioritize economic growth by boosting the three growth drivers including investment, consumption and exports,” while aiming "to balance between interest rates and the currency’s exchange rates,” Chinh was cited as saying.