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The government’s key annual resolution on tasks to implement the country’s socioeconomic development plan and state budget estimates for the year has underlined the need for authorised agencies to closely follow the world’s economic situation in order to take proper action domestically to rein in inflation at 4-4.5 per cent, as set by the National Assembly (NA).

At an extraordinary session in Hanoi on January 18, the 16 chapters and 260 articles of the law were given the green light. According to Vu Hong Thanh, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, the law has been prepared thoroughly by authorities at various levels.

Consumer activities and shopping are back in full swing, as indicated by the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. December 2023 witnessed vibrant service trade activities, driven by preparations for major year-end holidays and the arrival of the new year in 2024.

Vietcombank last week cut its rate by 0.2 per cent per year for terms under 12 months, pulling interest rates for 1-2 month, 3-month and 6-9-month deposits down to 1.7 per cent, 2 per cent and 3 per cent per year, respectively. The highest interest rate at the bank is 4.7 per cent per year when customers deposit for 12 months or more.

Outstanding loans of the banking system are forecast to increase by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s survey of business trends of credit institutions in the first quarter of 2024. Under the latest survey released last week, credit institutions forecast the rise of the outstanding loans in the whole year of 2024 would be 14.2 per cent, 0.4 percentage points higher than the forecast in the previous survey.

The global growth rate for 2024 is projected at approximately 2.9 per cent, a slight decrease from the 3.1 per cent observed last year. This trend indicates a modest slowdown, yet it’s important to note that the economy remains above the recessionary threshold, typically marked by growth rates below 2 per cent.

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According to a report by Cushman & Wakefield released this week, the industrial real estate market in the south, specifically key areas such as HCM City, Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, Long An and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces, did not have any launches in the last quarter of 2023.