
A lecturer at the Fulbright School said the State Bank of Vietnam may ease monetary policy further if inflation stays below 4.5% through May. Inflation fell from 4.9% in January to 4.3% in February.
The central bank has been buying foreign currency to rebuild reserves after selling about $27 billion late last year.
Further easing would lower domestic borrowing costs for feed and livestock producers. Central bank reserve purchases support the dong, which limits the cost of dollar-priced feed imports.
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