CIEM projects Vietnam's GDP to grow at 6.47%, inflation at 4.08%

The figures are 6.83 per cent, 3.69 per cent, 8.43 per cent and $8.15 billion respectively under the second scenario.

CIEM director Tran Thi Hong Minh said the GDP grew at 8.02 per cent last year, the highest in the 2011-2022 period, outpacing the target of 6.5 per cent set by the National Assembly, and inflation was curbed at 3.15 per cent, below the 4 per cent projected earlier.

Nguyen Anh Duong, head of the CIEM's general research department, said the economy would be affected more this year, according to domestic media reports.

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