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"It will take at least a couple of months before we can see if the measures really work," Mr. Thoa said.

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Mr. Thoa said the key reasons behind the rising inflation include the economy's large total outstanding loans, which are 20% higher than gross domestic product, and the inefficient use of investment capital.

Vietnam CPI Continues to Surge; Challenge to Meet 2011 Goal Vu Trong Khanh 2011

"It's impossible to keep inflation at 7% this year, but we have to keep trying to implement the government's tightening measures," Nguyen Tien Thoa, head of the Finance Ministry's price management department, said in a statement published in the central bank's Thoi Bao Ngan Hang newspaper.

Vietnam CPI Continues to Surge; Challenge to Meet 2011 Goal Vu Trong Khanh 2011

It was no small move for Thoa, as he had spent the years between 2005 and 2009 traveling the world to work on different projects for Ubisoft's varied studios and shipping a number of games.

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That's how Eric Thoa, who is in charge of the creative content for the Game Bakers, decided to leave Ubisoft.

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"For the universe, Audrey and I share a passion for cephalopods of all sorts, and that was a perfect match with the controls I had in mind," Thoa said.

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The government's target to keep inflation at or below 7 percent this year will be difficult to meet, Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam newspaper reported today, citing Nguyen Tien Thoa, the head of price control at the Ministry of Finance.

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D.C. native Thoa joins fellow alt-country/indie-rock darling Mirah in a brilliant pairing of talent.

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"Besides, I look like Mister Uncle Bang, who also used to work in the Ministry of Finance," said Thoa.

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Thoa said he had received permission to act in the serial from the Ministry.

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