Vietnam attempts to address ‘long illness’ of public sector

“State-owned enterprises have racked up some $61 billion of debt which represents more than half of total public debt in Vietnam.  Several of the SOEs have already collapsed in spectacular fashion, including shipping giants Vinashin — which ran up $4.4 billion of losses — and Vinalines, which has defaulted on payments of some $1.1 billion.  Experts say the SOEs have become expert at hiding their debts, have incomprehensible strategies, hazardous investments in non-core sectors which are cunningly designed to circumvent government regulations.  The top officials running the companies frequently flaunt lifestyles incompatible with their official remuneration.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/30/vietnam-attempts-to-address-long-illness-of-public-sector/

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