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Vietnam Outlook Update: Don’t Stop Tightening

Aggressive monetary and credit tightening and exchange rate adjustments are giving the economy a soft landing, with growth around trend in 2011-12. Inflation will peak in Q3 but remain elevated until early Q1 2012. Strong core prices and public and private investment suggest the need for further monetary and credit tightening. Slowing growth and financial-sector risks from bad loans could force policy makers to put fiscal and monetary tightening on hold, increasing investor concerns about Vietnam’s medium-term growth prospects and raising the cost of external borrowings.

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