VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh urged ministries, sectors, and localities to accelerate the completion of national key projects while chairing a national teleconference on June 22 in Hanoi to review progress in eradicating substandard housing, advancing major transport initiatives, and speeding up public investment disbursement.

VOV.VN - Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang outlined key solutions at the National Assembly’s question time in Hanoi on June 19, aimed at promoting business development, enhancing competitiveness, and accelerating public investment to support sustainable economic recovery.

Vietnam’s public investment efforts are gaining significant results, with total capital disbursed from the beginning of 2025 through May 31 estimated at VND199.33 trillion (US$7.65 billion), according to a new report from the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while chairing a Government meeting on public investment in Hanoi on May 20, asked ministries, sectors, and localities to identify bottlenecks and take responsibility for underperformance, in an attempt to accelerate public investment disbursement.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha urged ministries, sectors, and localities to identify and resolve bottlenecks hindering the disbursement of public investment capital while presiding over a meeting of the Prime Minister’s task force No.2 on the work in Hanoi on May 7.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has underscored the need to improve processes, streamline procedures, and capitalise on financial resources to support national development.

A 40% increase in infrastructure investment that the Vietnamese Government is now planning would add approximately 2 percentage points to Vietnam’s 2025 GDP growth - if the Government manages to hit its disbursement targets this year, according to Michael Kokalari, chief economist at VinaCapital.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 1 signed Directive No. 05/CT-TTg outlining key tasks and breakthrough solutions to drive economic growth and accelerate public investment disbursement, ensuring that Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches at least 8% in 2025.

VOV.VN - In 2024, Vietnam reaped remarkable success in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), ranking among the top 15 developing economies that lured the largest FDI globally.

VOV.VN - In 2024, foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursements in Vietnam reached approximately US$25.4 billion, marking a 9.4% increase—the highest level in six years. This indicates a growing trend toward more substantial and effective FDI inflows.