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Vietnam asks for ‘market economy’ status

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Vietnam on Tuesday called on the United States to recognize it as a market economy, saying stronger trade ties would benefit Washington in key areas as it seeks to diversify from China. Vietnam and China are among a dozen countries designated nonmarket economies by the United States, allowing tougher actions on their exports.

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Economy seen growing faster

ECONOMIC growth will likely pick up this year due to higher infrastructure spending by both the government and the private sector, economists from the University of Asia (UA&P) and the Pacific and First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) said. First quarter growth, in particular, was forecast to hit 6.1 percent — up from 5.6 percent in

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It’s no longer the economy, stupid

When US political strategist James Carville, then a senior aide to presidential candidate Bill Clinton, declared that one of the keys to winning the 1992 election was “the economy, stupid”, he was stating one of politics’ most fundamental truths. Dozens of elections over several decades had reliably shown that voters don’t react well to economic

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Sri Lanka’s debt-ridden economy gradually improving, IMF says

The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. The country’s inflation has come down from a peak of 70% in 2022 to 5.9% last month and its economy expanded in the second half of last year following

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