The low GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2017 is a hot topic of discussion at the ongoing National Assembly session. SEE MORE Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung expressed concern over the rising burden of public debt and the State budget deficit, saying public debt is fast approaching the ceiling. SEE MORE The country’s industrial production index (IIP) surged 5.7 per cent year-on-year in the first five months this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported. SEE MORE The National Assembly’s Economic Committee on Monday agreed to streamline existing legal regulations to better recover bad debts and restructure credit institutions. SEE MORE Exchange rates will face pressure to rise this year due to an anticipated trade deficit, according to the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC). SEE MORE