Focus: Troublesome Counterplans: The Vietnamese economy, which has undergone major ups and downs in recent years, is moving into a new normal. Faced with huge challenges and forced to take actions to reconcile conflicts, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has created a new macro equilibrium based on compromises from different economic spheres.

Inside Vietnam: Banks Are Also To Blame Policies: Financial scams have become rampant in Vietnam. Individual clients are persuaded on a phone call from someone who claims to be a bank executive to transfer their money to another bank account for checking. As the money transfer is done, the so-called bank executive is nowhere to be found.