world bank raises vietnams growth forecast to 62

World Bank raises Vietnam’s growth forecast to 6.2%

The World Bank has raised the 2015 growth forecast for Vietnam as the Southeast Asian country has buoyant growth conditions, compared to a moderate trend in the East Asia Pacific, it said in a report released on Monday.
world bank pledges to help vietnam make population report

World Bank pledges to help Vietnam make population report

The World Bank (WB) will help Vietnam complete a population report with a vision towards 2035, WB Country Director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa told President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan at a meeting in Hanoi on Friday.
hcm city strives to optimize wb funded projects

HCM City strives to optimize WB-funded projects

World Bank (WB)-funded projects in Ho Chi Minh City have helped fuel socio-economic development, upgrade traffic facilities, improve the environment and supply water to city dwellers.
world bank continues fuelling poverty reduction in vietnam

World Bank continues fuelling poverty reduction in Vietnam

The World Bank stands firm in continuing supporting Vietnam's poverty reduction efforts in six mountainous northern provinces.
in middle income vietnam moneybags pay for extravagances in cash

In middle-income Vietnam, moneybags pay for extravagances in cash

In Vietnam, where GDP per capita was only around US$1,900 in 2013 according to World Bank data, it does not take much time for luxury cars, watches and mobile phones worth up to 237 times that income to find buyers.
world bank pledges over us 500 million for vn

World Bank pledges over US$ 500 million for VN

Viet Nam and the the World Bank on July 9 signed four cooperation agreements under which the international institution pledged to provide US$507 million to assist Viet Nam in agricultural development, green transport and poverty reduction. 
world bank forecasts 6 growth for viet nam

World Bank forecasts 6% growth for Viet Nam

Viet Nam's gross domestic product growth is forecast to reach 6 per cent this year, gradually increasing to 6.5 per cent in 2017, according to the World Bank.
wb chief economists assessment of vns economic performance

WB chief economist’s assessment of VN’s economic performance

The World Bank chief economist in Viet Nam, Sandeep Mahajan, has shared his views on the country’s socioeconomic performance in the first months of 2015 after the Government presented a socioeconomic report to the Legislature’s ongoing working session.
medi venture 2015 large space for healthcare development in vietnam

Medi-Venture 2015: large space for healthcare development in Vietnam

In recent years, the Vietnamese health industry has become a thriving market, sparking an influx of foreign investment. According to a recent World Bank’s study Vietnemese health expenditure per capita rose sharply from $88 in 2010 to $111 in 2014 and is still holding a lot of room to develop.
wb report ups growth forecast to 6 in 2015

WB report ups growth forecast to 6% in 2015

The Vietnamese economy is set to grow by 6 per cent this year, according to the East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released yesterday morning by the World Bank.
grabtaxi teams up with world bank to relieve traffic congestion in vietnam

GrabTaxi teams up with World Bank to relieve traffic congestion in Vietnam

GrabTaxi, the largest mobile taxi booking app firm in Southeast Asia, announced Monday it has joined hands with the World Bank to study solutions for improving traffic and ease congestion in several regional countries, including Vietnam.
wb finances us 100 mln for northern mountainous poverty reduction

WB finances US$100 mln for northern mountainous poverty reduction

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved an additional credit worth US$100 million for Northern Mountains Poverty Reduction Project.
world bank funded innovation project invites proposals

World Bank-funded innovation project invites proposals

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has invited proposals for World Bank (WB)-funded Vietnam Inclusive Innovation Project.
surveys reveal positive response to improved business climate

Surveys reveal positive response to improved business climate

Vietnam’s business climate improvements have won plaudits from Japanese investors and the World Bank.
enterprises relish low corporate income tax and tax payment time cuts

Enterprises relish low corporate income tax and tax payment time cuts

In the World Bank’s report entitled Doing Business 2015 released in mid-January, Vietnam’s effective corporate income tax rate (CIT) stands at 15.7 per cent, proving to be more attractive than Singapore (17 per cent), Indonesia (16.7 per cent), Thailand (17.9 per cent) and Malaysia (21 per cent).