Vietnam’s economy forced to navigate rough seas this year
March 21, 2025 | 09:00
Vietnam is widely expected to outperform its ASEAN peers in 2025. International organisations and global banks have predicted that GDP growth will fall within the 6.5-7 per cent range, boosted by continued growth of export manufacturing, including new investments in semiconductor assembly, packaging, and testing.
Core principles of growth still apply
April 30, 2024 | 11:21
Five decades of development progress and lessons for the future Vietnam has achieved much progress in economic growth over the past decades. Jonathan Pincus, senior international economist at the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, analyses how the economy has grown and offers lessons for the future.
Poor governance stifling recovery
July 19, 2023 | 13:00
Economic growth has slowed in 2023 as tighter financial conditions weakened investment and consumer demand. Market adjustment to changing conditions in Vietnam has been held back by poor compliance with corporate reporting rules in both the private and public sectors.
Shaping the future of human development in times of crisis
September 23, 2022 | 08:00
We are living in uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic, now in its third year, continues to spin off new variants. Economic and political tremors from conflict in Ukraine reverberate across the world, unsettling international relationships and driving up fuel and food prices.
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