Gross domestic product climbed 5.43 percent in the three
months through March from a year earlier, slowing from a 7.34
percent pace previously announced for the fourth quarter,
according to a preliminary estimate released by the General
Statistics Office in Hanoi today.
By fighting dollarisation and reining in the forex market, the nation may see lower lending interest rates by mid-year, said Dr Tran Hoang Ngan of the National Monetary and Financial Advisory Council in an interview with Dau Tu (Vietnam Investment Review).