VOV.VN - Institutional barriers remain the biggest obstacle to economic development, and only when these barriers are removed can resources be unleashed to support economic growth, said experts at the Vietnam Economic Forum 2025 held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged greater effort to effectively implement the National Financial Inclusion Strategy to 2025 with a vision until 2030, towards ensuring inclusive, comprehensive, and equitable financial access while chairing the second meeting of the National Steering Committee for Financial Inclusion in Hanoi on March 12.

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 - National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh has reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to gender equality, outlining three key priorities: strengthening legal frameworks, enhancing women's economic empowerment, and fostering female leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as well as innovation.

VOV.VN - New Zealand’s news website RNZ published an article on March 12 titled "Why we want to be mates with Vietnam," shedding light on Vietnam’s impressive economic growth and its expanding trade ties, including with New Zealand.

Party General Secretary To Lam has stressed the need for a clear strategy to develop the private economic sector that is conformable with Vietnam's current economic development level as well as new geo-economic and geopolitical space, ensuring its strong adaptability, resilience and competitiveness.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his visiting Kyrgyz counterpart Adylbek Kasymaliev discussed measures to strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, including the signing of new economic agreements, during their talks in Hanoi on March 6.

VOV.VN - The Government convened a regular monthly meeting for February in Hanoi on March 5 to review socio-economic performance in the past two months, and identify priorities to ensure the national GDP growth target of at least 8% in 2025.

Foreign media outlets have cast a positive light on Vietnam’s economic growth, hailing its resilience amid global challenges and strategic vision for future growth.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Tri will adjust the Lao Bao Special Economic - Trade Zone master plan until 2045 for submission to the Prime Minister for approval, in order to optimize its development potential.