He warned that there will be increasing pressures for more capital to boost production and ensure the supply of essential goods.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has directed all ministries, concerned agencies, and people’s committees to coordinate efforts to maintain a growth rate of 6.5 percent and keep the consumer price index at 8 percent.

He has also asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Construction to complete and announce their development plans and their distribution networks for major commodities such as petrol and oil, fertilizers, construction steel, cement, food and medicines.