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Vietnam Industry and Trade News Bulletin for January 8, 2016
A. GENERAL ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS 1. WB Forecast: Vietnam’s Growth Lower than Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia In its Global Economic Prospects 2016 report released on January 7, the World Bank forecasts Vietnam’s GDP growth at 6.6% for 2016, slowing to 6.3% in 2017 and 6% in 2018 . While this rate is higher than Thailand (2%), Indonesia (5.3%), and the Philippines (6.4%), it lags behind Myanmar (7.8%), Laos (7%), and Cambodia (6.9%) . FDI inflows are…