Vietnam Communists Set Growth Goal, Warn on Inflation

 Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam’s ruling party set economic growth targets for the next decade at the National Congress to choose top leaders as members warned about the need to curb inflation and address mismanagement among state-owned firms.

“We must pay attention to the quality and efficiency of growth and sustainable development,” Communist Party Chief Nong Duc Manh said in opening remarks in Hanoi yesterday, where the eight days of meetings are being held. “We must combine economic growth with social progress and equality.”

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