14-05-2020 09:00
Recent analyses by the World Bank indicate that Vietnam will be one the few countries in the entire world to experience positive economic growth in 2020.
12-05-2020 12:54
Despite a four-month high in the consumer price index, Vietnam will likely be successful in reining in inflation this year thanks to a decline in oil price and public demand, as well as the government’s efforts to stabilise prices in the market.
06-05-2020 09:00
Asteep decline in business confidence is expected to contribute to a drop in economic growth this year, but the Vietnamese economy is projected to rebound significantly next year thanks to a surge in domestic production after the coronavirus pandemic.
05-05-2020 18:00
The World Bank (WB) has issued an update on Vietnam’s macro-economy for May, in which it said the economy may prosper again after social distancing measures were eased nationwide on April 23.
05-05-2020 14:00
Vietnam’s economy has been seriously hurt by the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Ousmane Dione, the World Bank’s country director for Vietnam, talked with VIR's Thanh Thu about the foundations for the economy to recover, the lessons from the health crisis, and the nation’s prospects after the pandemic ends.
24-04-2020 21:58
Global remittances are projected to drop by 20 per cent in 2020 – the sharpest decline in history because of the economic fallout stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
24-04-2020 21:11
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 23 approved a loan of 1.5 billion USD to support Indonesia's efforts to cushion the impacts of COVID-19.
20-04-2020 18:10
Awaiting the prime minister's approval, the project on developing two key waterway logistics corridors with World Bank funding would give a facelift to shipping infrastructure in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City.
18-04-2020 16:19
Vietnamese airline Vietjet has announced reaching an agreement with lenders HSBC, Citibank, and the World Bank to delay the repayment of its loans.
16-04-2020 13:19
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an MoU with the Plant Protection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to support its efforts to expand export markets for Vietnamese agricultural produce. Improvements in quality will help Vietnamese agricultural products access new high-value markets to increase exports and income for farmers.
16-04-2020 10:00
There is no time when speed matters more than when a pandemic strikes, and what is unfolding with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide speaks volumes to this. First detected in China last December, the coronavirus has travelled to almost every country and territory around the world, infecting well over a million people and claiming tens of thousands of lives.
14-04-2020 13:00
The health crisis has led to huge demand for capital for Vietnam to fuel domestic production activities and medical treatment. However, questions arise over how the country can positing itself to access more international loans amid its efforts to control public debts.
10-04-2020 23:02
The World Bank (WB) said on April 10 that its Board of Executive Directors had approved 500 million USD policy loan to help strengthen the Philippine government's capacity to address disaster risks, respond to and recover from natural disasters, as well as support urgent needs created by the COVID-19 crisis.
07-04-2020 14:00
With decade-low first-quarter growth, the fast and furious spread of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted high-profile international organisations to revise down their forecasts on Vietnam’s 2020 economic growth which, however, remains far more optimistic than those of regional economies.
03-04-2020 21:18
The first group of World Bank projects, amounting to $1.9 billion, will assist 25 countries and new operations are moving forward in over 40 countries using the fast-track process.