While Vietnam’s dong currency has got firmer against the U.S. dollar, it has depreciated against most other hard foreign currencies like Euro, British pound, Canadian and Australian dollars. SEE MORE Vietnam’s trade gap for the first month of 2018 was estimated at US$300 million, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). SEE MORE The number of local consumers using E5 petrol in their autos has been increasing rapidly, though bio-fuel has only been put into use nationwide for just the past month. SEE MORE Experts have called for a second thought on a plan of the General Statistics Office (GSO) to include the non-observed economy in the calculation of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP), reports Tien Phong newspaper. SEE MORE Several local banks have decided to cut their lending rates in early 2018, especially for loans in priority sectors, which is welcome news for business as it is anticipated to facilitate them in accessing bank loans. SEE MORE