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COVER STORY
PHOTO: VIET TUAN
ietnam’s economic situation expe-
REASONS V ing 2021 as Covid-19 made its
rienced a host of fluctuations dur-
TO BE CHEERFUL presence felt. With efforts made to reach
the dual goals of controlling the pandemic
and promoting economic growth, forecasts
from international organizations on the
Issues from Covid-19 linger but there is good reason to be country’s economic prospects in 2022 cover
optimistic that Vietnam has turned some sort of corner and a range of different perspectives.
can look forward to thriving in 2022.
2021 PERFORMANCE
NGOC LAN Reports Vietnam’s economy in 2021 can be
divided into three phases, according to
the World Bank (WB). The first was from
January to April, when the economy still
had recovery momentum from 2020, with
the pandemic situation well controlled
and the manufacturing and service sectors
still active. During this time, GDP rose
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