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At a market in Indonesia (Source: Xinhua/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut its 2021 economic growth forecast range for the Southeast Asian country to between 3.5-4.3 percent from 4.1-5.1 percent predicted previously. Speaking at a press conference on July 22, BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said the lower prediction resulted from complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the appearance of the Delta variant. According to the official, Indonesia's economic growth potential remained quite good until the second quarter, fueled by an increase in exports, public spending and non-construction investment. He said that an increase in a number of indicators in early June such as retail sales and purchasing management index showed that the economy was on the way to recovery. Economic growth in the third quarter is forecast to be lower than the previous quarter as the Indonesian Government is tightening restrictions to slow the spread of …

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Vietnam has secured commitments to receive 105 million vaccine doses. Photo: Le Toan Last week, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a phone call with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, reaffirming both nations’ ever-increasing cooperation across many areas, with a highlight in sharing experiences in fighting the current pandemic. Praising Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in fighting COVID-19, President Iohannis said his government will give Vietnam 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and will consider giving more in the future. Earlier on July 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also had a phone call with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Both leaders said that the two countries will further tighten cooperation, with mutual support in pushing back the pandemic. PM Chinh suggested that the Indian government prioritise to assist Vietnam in access to vaccines in different forms as fast as possible, and also cooperate in transferring vaccine-producing …

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