The two guests are in Vietnam to attend the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 44th annual meeting.

At a separate reception for the IMF Deputy General Director, the Party leader highly valued the IMF’s important role in boosting international monetary cooperation, economic growth and assistance for its member countries, including Vietnam through providing consultations on economic policies and technical and financial assistance.

He also spoke highly of Naoyuki Shinohara’s important contributions to strengthening the cooperation between Vietnam and the IMF in particular and between Vietnam and the international financial-monetary community in general.
Vietnam is actively implementing measures to stabilize its macro economy, curb inflation and ensure social welfare, Mr Trong said, adding that the country wants to receive more effective support and assistance from the IMF and international financial-monetary institutions in order to successfully fulfil its set socio-economic objectives, contributing to the regional and world economic-financial stability.

For his part, the IMF Deputy General Director appreciated Vietnam’s economic development potential as well as its socio-economic achievements.

The IMF official described Vietnam’s determination to implement packages of macroeconomic stabilization and inflation control solutions as very important and essential. He also expressed his belief in Vietnam’s future development prospects and affirmed that the IMF is always ready to strengthen cooperation with and assistance for the Southeast Asian country.

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