15-02-2014 09:49
As part a World Bank-funded project, a wastewater treatment plant capable of treating up to 450,000 cubic meters of wastewater per day for Ho Chi Minh City is being designed the Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, a German company.
24-01-2014 10:46
Viet Nam expects to receive more assistance from the international community, in general and the World Bank (WB), in particular, in 2014.
23-12-2013 15:50
Senior economist Doan Hong Quang from the World Bank spoke to VIR about what factors had led to such a contrasting year of success between foreign invested and domestic businesses, as well as factors affecting economic growth in 2014.
09-11-2013 11:00
A World Bank-funded $55 million project is expected to boost the living standard of low-income earners.
30-10-2013 09:20
Vietnam is expected to receive US$11 billion in overseas remittances in 2013, ranking it among the World Bank’s (WB) 10 leading remittance recipients in the world.
07-10-2013 16:15
The World Bank on Monday lowered its 2013 growth forecast for East Asian developing countries to 7.1 percent and called for structural reforms to protect long-term expansion against financial volatility.
23-09-2013 10:17
The Vietnamese government and the World Bank are offering preferential incentives as part of efforts to find a second investor for the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet Expressway, the first expressway public-private partnership project in Vietnam.
09-09-2013 10:29
The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) and the World Bank (WB) on September 6 signed a credit agreement worth over US$55 million to improve living standards for low-income people.
09-08-2013 09:23
The World Bank has committed to backing Viet Nam’s bid to restructure its economy for further growth to be made in the coming years, the institution’s director has said.
13-07-2013 08:50
Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow at a moderate rate of around 5.3 percent this year and 5.4 percent in 2014, according to a report released by the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam on July 12.
19-06-2013 17:10
The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia.
13-06-2013 14:44
The World Bank on Wednesday lowered its growth estimate for the global economy in 2013, but said that expansion appeared better balanced than just before the 2008 financial crisis.
16-05-2013 08:45
The State Bank of Vietnam and the World Bank in Vietnam have signed three credit agreements, worth a total of $ 400 million, to help Vietnam with economic management reforms for higher productivity and competitiveness, to support the implementation of the Higher Education Reform Agenda, and to raise school readiness for 5 year old children.
13-05-2013 14:31
Vietnam is urged to expedite disbursement of concessional aid from the World Bank to maximise benefits from this source.
08-05-2013 15:50
Viet Nam will coordinate closely with the World Bank in improving the efficiency of the World Bank-granted loans, PM Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed while receiving the Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Axel van Trotsenburg, in Ha Noi on Tuesday.