The Singapore-based bank expects growth of about 9.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, supported by public investment disbursement, seasonally strong exports and record foreign direct investment inflows.
The World Bank has raised its 2026 growth forecast for Việt Nam to 7.4 per cent, citing strong manufacturing and exports of high-tech and AI-related goods, while rising AI adoption is creating new opportunities for productivity and growth.
The bank said Việt Nam entered the second half of the year with strong economic momentum despite headwinds including conflict in the Middle East, elevated energy prices, supply chain disruptions and uncertainty over global trade policies.
A conference held by the Economy and Forecast Magazine on Tuesday in Hà Nội learned that Việt Nam needs huge resources to achieve green growth targets.
Maybank said that artificial intelligence (AI), data centre boom, and broadening global electronics demand are brightening the trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) outlook.
The National Center for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) on Wednesday launched a workshop assessing the Top 500 Vietnamese largest private enterprises (VPE500).
Viet Nam’s GDP is likely to grow by 5.4 per cent this year, according to the Global Economic Forecast Report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Oxford Economics.
Fitch Solutions revised down its 2020 real GDP growth forecast for Viet Nam to 6.3 per cent, from 6.8 per cent previously, in light of the worsening global Covid-19 outbreak.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used for good but also as a tool by attackers, creating even more destructive malware, according to Microsoft''s forecast about five key trends that will shape the cybersecurity industry this year.