The World Bank (WB) has urged Vietnam to take urgent action to adapt to climate change, in addition to its policy recommendations to improve public investment efficiency, strengthen accountability, and enhance the legal framework.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the World Bank to reform its procedures and lending conditions, provide policy advice, and support Vietnam in achieving its strategic goals, especially in carrying out the four strategic breakthroughs, including the development of large-scale infrastructure projects.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to expand by 6.8% this year and 6.5% in 2026, according to the World Bank’s (WB) latest economic update report for Vietnam, Taking Stock, released at a press conference in Hanoi on March 12.

VOV.VN - Transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) and decarbonising Vietnam’s transport sector requires systematic policy coupled with investment across five key areas, according to a new report released by the World Bank (WB) at a launch event in Hanoi on November 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam pledges to enhance the partnership with the World Bank (WB) and hopes to continue cooperation in programs aimed at promoting sustainable growth, green economy, digital economy and circular economy in the near future, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son at a reception in Hanoi on November 20 for the visiting Vice President of the World Bank (WB), Manuela V. Ferro.

VOV.VN - The Swiss government and the World Bank (WB) have signed an agreement to provide Vietnam with US$5 million to promote green and resilient growth in the major Vietnamese cities.

To achieve a high-income status by 2045, Vietnam needs to accelerate productivity growth as the workforce's contribution to growth is expected to decline and later turn negative because of the country’s population ageing, said Andrea Coppola, Lead Country Economist and Programme Leader for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Xuan Thang, a Politburo member, president of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and chairman of the Central Theory Council, held a meeting with Mariam Sherman, country director of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam, on October 3 in Hanoi.

Vietnam always prioritises strengthening and consolidating relations with the World Bank (WB), affirmed Party General Secretary and State President To Lam during his reception for WB President Ajay Banga in New York on September 25 (local time).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 28 hosted a reception for World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk, who came to say goodbye at the end of her tenure.