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Easing external demand to weigh on Vietnamese manufacturing sector’s growth

Slowing global demand will have adverse impacts on Vietnam’s manufacturing growth in the remaining months of the year, experts forecast.

Asia stocks trade lower after IMF downgrades

 Asian markets headed lower, following Wall Street's cue, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global growth forecasts.

Global private wealth rises to $152tn

 The amount of private wealth held by households globally surged more than 14% to $152 trillion (£90tn) last year, boosted mainly by rising stock markets.