As the country marks the end to another tumultuous year for the national economy, that has seen significant challenges to globalization and integration, there has been a lot of reflecting about the past and future. SEE MORE The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Wednesday raised the reference USD/VNĐ exchange rate by 4 đồng, taking it to a record high of VNĐ22,156 per US dollar. SEE MORE Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) rate in 2016 was 6.21 per cent, predictably below the set growth target of 6.7 per cent. SEE MORE The National Advisory Council for Financial and Monetary Policies has proposed the Government set gross domestic product (GDP) growth and inflation targets for next year at 6.7% and 4% respectively at a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday. SEE MORE Non-performing loans (NPLs) of the banking system by the end of 2016 is estimated to inch down to 2.8 per cent from 2.9 per cent in 2015, according to the National Financial Supervisory Committee. SEE MORE