Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Vietnam’s inflation eased in February as domestic consumption struggled to rebound after a credit crunch that slowed economic growth to a 13-year low.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pledged to bring inflation down to a decade low as the nation seeks to boost foreign investment and cope with the aftermath of a credit boom that’s hobbled the banking industry.

Vietnam faces “high risks” that inflation will accelerate toward the end of the year as the government strives to spur lending and help businesses, according to a central bank official.

Vietnam's annual inflation rate accelerated for a second straight month in October, official data showed Wednesday, as resurgent prices add to the country's mounting economic woes.

Vietnam’s inflation accelerated for the first time in 12 months in September, up 6.48 percent on a year earlier, amid fears of a return to rocketing prices as the country grapples with multiple economic woes.

There are signs of an economic decline in Vietnam as monthly inflation fell to an unusually low level in April and the number of companies in trouble rose, a senior government official says.

Le Vietnam va baisser ses deux taux principaux mercredi, la seconde baisse en moins d'un mois, afin de lutter contre le ralentissement de la croissance, dans un contexte d'inflation élevée, a indiqué mardi sa Banque centrale (SBV).

La Banque centrale du Vietnam (SBV) a annoncé lundi une baisse de plusieurs taux majeurs, une première depuis près de trois ans qui vise à relancer l'activité après un ralentissement de l'inflation ces derniers mois.

Vietnam's annual inflation rate this month slowed to 16.44 percent from 17.27 percent in January, though on a monthly basis consumer prices rose more quickly than last month, the government said.

Vietnam’s inflation slowed for a fifth month in January, giving the central bank more room to cut interest rates as a deteriorating global economy dims the outlook for exports.

The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) should try to reduce its power production costs, rather than repeatedly raising prices, experts said following EVN's price hike of 5 percent on Tuesday.

Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) in 2011 rose 18.12 percent after it skyrocketed 0.53 percent in December, local newspaper Nguoi Lao Dong (The Labourer) reported, citing minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh at a meeting on December 22 between the government and provinces on 2012 socio-economic development tasks and state budget.

The inflation rate will still be in the double-digits, keeping it among the highest in the Pacific - East Asia region, a recent report by the World Bank has said.

Vietnam's inflation is slowing but it will still hit 19 percent by the end of this year, as one of the world's highest rates, the National Assembly 's Economic Committee has forecast.

Le Vietnam lutte pour reprendre le contrôle d'une inflation galopante et d'une monnaie en chute libre, mais au-delà de ces grands déséquilibres, le pouvoir combat un ennemi plus sournois: la perte de confiance des acteurs économiques.