03-08-2019 09:48
The World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam on August 2 signed an agreement worth 4.2 million USD in non-refundable aid provided by the Japanese government to launch a taxation system modernisation project in Vietnam.
25-07-2019 09:05
The World Bank announced on Wednesday (Jul 24) it was deploying another US$300 million in crisis aid for DR Congo to help contain the year-old Ebola outbreak.
10-07-2019 09:00
Amid escalating trade tensions, the CLMVT subregion, including Vietnam, emerges as a big beneficiary thanks to the synergies transforming the subregion into Asia’s new value chain hub. Nguyen Huong reports.
03-07-2019 12:21
A project to build 2,174 bridges to replace temporary bridges in 50 provinces and cities has progressed more quickly than expected, said Nguyen Van Huyen, Director of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam.
01-07-2019 09:20
The EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to be signed on June 30 in Hanoi will bring both opportunities and challenges to Vietnam, so domestic enterprises should be really prepared to take full advantages of benefits from the deal, said Sebastian Eckardt, lead economist of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.
29-06-2019 06:59
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Nafoods Group JSC, a local agribusiness, to expand its existing fruit processing capacity, boost exports, and develop its new fruit seedling business with a financing and advisory package.
22-06-2019 07:35
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has just approved an $80 million loan to help Vietnam improve the quality of and access to basic health services in 13 provinces, with a focus on poor areas.
13-06-2019 13:58
A credit of $194.36 million has just been approved to help four secondary cities in Vietnam build critically-needed municipal infrastructure and strengthen urban planning.
13-06-2019 09:48
The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved a US$194.36 million credit plan to help four secondary cities in Vietnam build critically-needed municipal infrastructure and strengthen urban planning.
05-06-2019 08:50
The World Bank slashed its global growth forecasts for this year in a report released on Tuesday (Jun 4) that portrayed a world gripped by deepening trade conflict, tumbling confidence and increasingly skittish investment.
19-05-2019 17:55
Ho Chi Minh City is going to get the first credit package of $125 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to strengthen institutional foundations for sustainable urban development.
17-05-2019 12:36
The Ministry of Transport and the World Bank evaluated the Results-based Operation for Local Bridge Construction and Road Asset Management (LRAMP) project at a workshop on May 16.
16-05-2019 16:09
Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen Dinh Khuong recently held a working session with a delegation from the World Bank (WB) led by financial expert Alwaleed Alabatani in Hanoi to discuss the launch of a technical support programme for pension fund management.
27-04-2019 14:17
Speaking at the meeting with the World Bank’s (WB) Vice President for Infrastructure Makhtar Diop, which took place on February 21st, 2019, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung emphasized that the WB is a crucial partner and has many contributions to the socio-economic development process of Vietnam. At the same time, he wishes that the cooperation relationship between Vietnam and the WB in general and the cooperation between the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the WB, in particular, will be increasingly close and efficient.
25-04-2019 17:29
The World Bank predicts Vietnam’s economic growth rate would reach 6.6 percent in 2019 in its Managing Headwinds report released on April 24.