A survey conducted by the association showed 63% of Japanese enterprises said they would continue investing in operation expansion in the next 1-2 years, reflecting that investors have great expectations for Vietnam's economic growth.

Although the economy was forecast to continue facing difficulties and challenges in 2023, there were silver linings to pin hope on, experts said.

VOV.VN - The Government has devised plans to restructure the domestic money, corporate bonds, securities, and real estate markets in the year ahead in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of both businesses and investors.

VOV.VN - The nation will remain one of the fastest growing middle-class economies globally with economic growth reaching 6% during 2023, according to Andrew Huntley, senior managing director at BDA Partners, a London-based investment banking advisor for Asia.

The Lao Journalists Association’s website laophattananews.com has recently published an article praising Vietnam’s experiences for good economic growth in the context of global downturn.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy will continue to expand vigorously in 2023 on the back of its strong recovery in the previous year, according to Standard Chartered.

VOV.VN - Last year saw the local economy overcome unprecedented fluctuations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, political conflicts, and a global economic crisis, although it was able to recover strongly, thereby becoming a bright spot for the regional and global economy.

Executive Chairman of the China-ASEAN Business Council and Chairman of the RCEP Industry Cooperation Committee Xu Ningning has hailed Vietnam as one of the fastest growing economies in ASEAN in 2022.

The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has kept its forecast for Vietnam's GDP growth in 2023 unchanged at 6.6% in line with the official forecast of 6.5%, although growth momentum is likely to be weaker.

Facing a range of difficulties and challenges last year, Hanoi has realised and even exceeded all 22 of its socio-economic targets, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in a recent interview.