VOV.VN -In its East Asia-Pacific Economic Update released on April 12, the World Bank (WB) forecast Vietnam’s economic growth to stabilise around 6.5% this year, emphasizing that there are significant challenges, despite the generally favourable medium-term outlook.

VOV.VN -The World Bank (WB) and the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade jointly launched a US$102 million project on March 5 to support the efforts of industrial enterprises to adopt energy-efficiency technologies and practices.

VOV.VN -Vietnam and Indonesia have implemented the most reforms in the past 15 years, with 39 reforms each, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Doing Business report.

VOV.VN - The World Bank and the Government of Vietnam on October 3 launched a joint report titled “Vietnam Public Expenditure Review (PER): Fiscal Policies towards Sustainability, Efficiency, and Equity”. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s medium term economic outlook remains positive, said Acting Country Director for the World Bank in Vietnam, Sebastian Eckardt, told a press briefing on July 13 in Hanoi.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on May 5 approved US$315 million in financing to improve water transport infrastructure in northern Vietnam, and sanitation and transport services in coastal cities in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam economic growth has moderated in 2016 to 6.2%, accompanied by moderate inflation and a strengthening external position.

VOV.VN - The Australian Ambassador, Craig Chittick, and the World Bank Country Director, Ousmane Dione, signed on April 11 a new five year partnership to continue joint support to Vietnam’s sustainable and inclusive economic reform agenda.

VOV.VN - The World Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva will be on an official visit to Vietnam on March 22 - 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam needs a financial protection strategy to better protect its population and budget against the cost imposed by natural disasters.