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Vietnam's economy grew an estimated 4.96% in the first quarter from a year ago, the fastest quarterly pace since 2011, and above a 4.76% rise in the same period last year, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. The annual growth in the January-March period compared with a 4.75% rate in the first quarter of 2012 and
Vietnam Q1 seen 4.96% y-o-y growth
Date: 2014/03/25
Source: Vietnam News
Vietnam's economy grew an estimated 4.96% in the first quarter from a year ago, the fastest quarterly pace since 2011, and above a 4.76% rise in the same period last year, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The annual growth in the January-March period compared with a 4.75% rate in the first quarter of 2012 and 5.9% in the same period in 2011, the Vietnam Economic Times newspaper cited government statistics as saying.
Vietnam's gross domestic product growth this year is forecast to accelerate to an annual 5.8%, from 5.42% in 2013.