Macroeconomic report second quarter of 2018

Macroeconomic report second quarter of 2018

MACROECONOMIC REPORT SECOND QUARTER OF 2018

Vietnam economy entered the second quarter with immense inspiration and expectations. Improved business environments, economic structuring along with the sustained priority on macroeconomic stability during previous quarters have, more or less, strengthened market confidence. However, some doubts persisted on the socioeconomic statistics for Q4/2017 and Q1/2018, especially on the quality of growth and inflation pressure. Risks of economic downturn were mentioned, mostly concerns on growth cycle and unpredictability of US-China trade tension.

This Macroeconomic Report serves several objectives, including: (i) to review macroeconomic developments and policy changes in Q2 and the first 6 months of 2018 with evidence-based analysis and perspectives of experts/Central Institute for Economic Management; (ii) to update the macroeconomic outlook for 2018; (iii) to analyze in depth the selected economic issues with quantitative and/or qualitative findings; and (iv) to make recommendations on economic reforms (including institutional reforms) and on macroeconomic policies toward the end of 2018 and beyond.

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