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Standard Chartered maintains strong GDP growth of 6.7 percent for Viet Nam in 2025, with growth easing from 7.5 percent year-on-year in the first half to 6.1 percent in the second half. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has laid stress on the need to complete the resolution of obstacles for renewable projects by February 2025 to prevent wastefulness, contributing to ensuring electricity for development. 

Only two commercial banks have slashed lending interest rates, while the strategies of other banks remain unclear. Currently, the trend of rising interest rates remains dominant. 

Standard Chartered highlighted the nation’s positive but cautious outlook ahead in 2025, forecasting GDP growth of 6.7% next year, with growth easing from 7.5% on-year in the first half to 6.1% in the second half. 

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as markets looked to rising demand in China, the world's largest buyer, and possible tight supply in Europe this coming winter and away from the overthrow of Syria's president. 

The United States may lose nearly 20% of its germanium supplies, as well as almost 9% of gallium and 8% of antimony supplies because of the restrictions introduced by China earlier this week, Sputnik calculated on Thursday based on data from the US statistical service. 

Delays in critical raw material mining projects and inadequate refining capacity threaten to undermine the EU's aim to lead in the clean energy sector and its broader strategic autonomy, according to a new report by Systemiq, supported by Breakthrough Energy and analyzed by The Energy Transitions Commission.