The country’s full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast has been cut by UOB to 5 per cent from the earlier 5.2 per cent—the second downward revision in less than two weeks.
UOB has assumed further acceleration of real GDP growth in Q4 2023 to 7 per cent YoY against the prior forecast of 7.6 per cent.
Though Q4 is the best performing quarter in any year in the country traditionally, the base effect will play a disproportionately large role in 2023 due to the exceptionally strong year in 2022, UOB was quoted as saying by domestic media reports.
The bank’s projection remains unchanged at 6 per cent for 2024.
Expanding exports and rising industrial output has resulted in a turnaround in external demand, UOB pointed out.
The continued inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country is a reason conditions are likely to improve further, it noted.
Vietnam's disbursed FDI rose for the fourth straight month in September this year, with a 2.2 per cent year-to-date gain at $15.9 billion, compared to the 1.3 per cent YoY rise in the January-August period and the 17.2 per cent rise between January and September last year.
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