[William Pesek] Gold traders are only winners amid 18% inflation
May 10, 2011
Nguyen Van Giau sighs audibly and shifts in his chair when I ask him the dreaded question: Is Vietnam losing its inflation battle? It’s one the country’s central bank governor can barely go an hour without fielding these days. Such is life in a nation where consumer prices climbed almost 18 percent in April from a year earlier. Giau’s assurances that he’s committed to taming inflation aren’t re...