Will the oil crisis slow Vietnam’s economic growth? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service (opens in new tab)

Vietnam’s economy was forecast to grow at the fastest pace in South East Asia this year, but the oil shock from the Iran war may put a dent in that trajectory\. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 Erratic energy prices, a result of the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, have put pressure on Vietnam’s manufacturing sector - one of the country’s main engines of growth\. Vietnam’s economy boomed after Chinese businesses redirected trade through the South East Asian nation in 2018\. The cou...