Vietnam's economic growth will ease to
an estimated 5.1 per cent this year, below an official target and also
slow from an annual expansion of 5.89 per cent in 2011, the government
said on Monday. SEE MORE Prices fell to a three-week low as Italian Prime Minister
Mario Monti said he will resign, while his predecessor, Silvio
Berlusconi, announced he will run for the premiership to roll
back Monti’s budget tightening. Crude also slid as heating oil
dropped to a four-month low on warmer-than-average weather as
New York reached a high of 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16 Celsius). SEE MORE Reprocessing deformed and substandard gold into SJC gold of Saigon
Jewelry Company has come to a standstill, arousing concern in credit
institutions over low SJC-brand gold liquidity. SEE MORE The Cambodian Government will ease difficulties, creating favourable
conditions for Vietnamese businesses, including rubber producers, to
operate efficiently in the country. SEE MORE HA NOI (VNS)—
The industrial sector continued to be the leading tax contributor on
the list of the 1,000 leading corporate taxpayers in Viet Nam,
accounting for 66 per cent of total tax payments this year and including
an additional 88 businesses from last year. SEE MORE