Wide-ranging agreement opens up more diverse trade channels

Wide-ranging agreement opens up more diverse trade channels

Economist Raymond Mallon talked with VIR’s Thanh Dat about implications for Vietnam of expanded membership to include the United Kingdom and other countries.
Developing the economy through global value chains

Developing the economy through global value chains

Vietnam is boosting its integration into global value chains. Economist Raymond Mallon writes about how the country has been improving living standards, the role of global economic cooperation, and how Vietnam is moving beyond labour-intensive manufacturing.
Looking back to plan for a more resilient future

Looking back to plan for a more resilient future

Over the past half century, Vietnam has recorded impressive socioeconomic development achievements. To mark Vietnam’s National Day this week, senior economist, Raymond Mallon provides a perspective on factors that have helped boost investment and living standards in Vietnam, and offers suggestions on recovering from the current pandemic.
Using past lessons to build the future

Using past lessons to build the future

Over the past 46 years, Vietnam has weathered numerous difficulties in the economic sphere. Raymond Mallon, a senior economic expert based in Vietnam, provides perspective on how the economy has performed since national reunification in 1975, and analyses the key factors and measures that might help Vietnam achieve its objective of becoming a developed nation by 2045.
How Vietnam can establish further economic successes

How Vietnam can establish further economic successes

Vietnam has reaped numerous achievements since it was reunified in 1975. Raymond Mallon, senior economic advisor to the Australia-Vietnam economic reform programme, delves into how the Vietnamese economy has developed since opening to the outside world, and what policies have positively impacted on the economy, investment, and employment.
Adapting to new economic travails

Adapting to new economic travails

The Vietnamese government has enacted Directive No.11 on supporting enterprises out of difficulties caused by COVID-19.
Learning lessons for Vietnam’s future prosperity

Learning lessons for Vietnam’s future prosperity

Vietnam has reaped impressive economic successes in 2019 and is expecting a bumper crop this year. Raymond Mallon, senior economic advisor to the Australia-Vietnam Economic Reform Programme, analyses these achievements and discusses priority actions needed for Vietnam to  become a more prosperous nation in the coming decades.