Đào Nguyên Cát (1927 – 6 October 2023) was a Vietnamese economist, professor and journalist.
He was the

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and editor-in-chief of '' The Vietnam Economic Times'', one of the country's oldest and most influential economics and business

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s. He played a prominent role during

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, and served as the

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of the Vietnam Economic Association. Professor Cát was awarded the

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(2nd Class Honor) by the

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. Cát died on 6 October 2023, at the age of 96.

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1927 births 2023 deaths Vietnamese economists Vietnamese academics Vietnamese journalists 20th-century economists People from Haiphong {{Economist-stub