Vietnam's public debt was equivalent to 61.3 percent of its gross domestic product at the end of last year, up 60.3 percent in 2014, local media reported on Wednesday, citing new figures released by the finance ministry. SEE MORE Economists are scratching their heads over a discrepancy of nearly VND300 trillion (US$13.18 billion) between the estimates of Vietnam's 2015 gross domestic product released by two government agencies, warning that the issue could result in mismanagement., according to official figures. SEE MORE When the final numbers are tallied, 2015 will probably count as another disappointing year for global growth. SEE MORE The Ministry of Finance has developed different scenarios that consider future impacts of oil price slumps for a more flexible management of the state budget in 2016, said Minister Dinh Tien Dung on January 14. SEE MORE Core inflation in 2016 will not be much higher than that of 2015, at about 3 percent, while the inflation rate will be a little bit lower than core inflation, about 2-3 percent. The exchange rate and interest rate would bear hard pressure. SEE MORE