The finance, banking and insurance industry expanded 7.89 per cent in the first nine months of this year, the highest level recorded in the past seven years. SEE MORE Many foreign experts have an optimistic view on the socio-economic situation of Viet Nam over the past few years, especially the reforms undertaken by the Government. SEE MORE HSBC Bank expected that Vietnam’s public debt this year would not exceed the limit imposed by the National Assembly as the strong economic growth in the third quarter helped reduce the burden on the Government. SEE MORE In a report released lately, the National Financial Supervisory Commission of Vietnam (NFSC) has forecast Vietnam’s economy will grow 7.5-5.5 percent for the fourth quarter and over 6.7 percent in all of 2017. SEE MORE “I used to swim in this bay when I was a kid but there’s nowhere to swim anymore,” the hotel driver said on the way to Manila airport, pointing to the hotels and giant shopping malls that now occupy the Bay City area of the Philippine capital. SEE MORE