Speaking at a meeting with Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Suryo Pratomo on April 23, Yudhoyono said that Indonesia and Singapore must increase collaboration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an anchor for peace and balance, and maintain these good relations.

The Philippine central bank (BSP) on February 21 said the country’s overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a 3.1 billion USD surplus in January, a reversal from the 102 million USD deficit recorded a year earlier.

The banking sector is optimistic about its growth prospect in 2018 as all of surveyed banks expect the growth rate to be more than 10 percent.

The Government plans to borrow 342.06 trillion VND (15.05 billion USD) this year, according to a borrowing and debt payment scheme recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. ​

Reducing trade deficit with China to progress to trade balance from the market shape one of the major policies and key activities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), an official has said.

The Prime Minister recently approved a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Vietnam and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during 2016-2020.

The development of the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector and the domestic business sector next year need to be better balance, Head of the Central Economic Commission Vuong Dinh Hue said.

Credit this year has grown robustly and might surpass the 15-17 percent annual target, however, commercial banks will find it difficult to balance lending and deposit sources, according to experts.