VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) will draft a new resolution on breakthrough mechanisms and policies for the development of the private economic sector, in an effort to create more favourable conditions for private enterprises to grow and contribute to the national economy.

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’s trade surplus with the US reached approximately US$140 billion, marking a nearly 20% increase from the previous year and setting a record high.

Several commercial banks have started reducing deposit interest rates by 0.1 to 0.4 percentage points in response to the Prime Minister’s direction to lower rates to help achieve the Government’s 8% growth target in 2025.

VOV.VN - President Duma Gideon Boko encouraged strong economic cooperation between Botswana and Vietnam during his recent reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa and Botswana Hoang Sy Cuong in capital Gaborone.

Ensuring public health remains a priority in Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy, State President Luong Cuong affirmed at a meeting with a delegation of distinguished medical professionals in Hanoi on February 26, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955 – 2025).

Vietnam’s trade offices abroad are ramping up efforts to promote investment and trade in line with the country’s ambitious economic targets for 2025.

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 24 highlighted the need for policies and mechanisms to encourage all people and all economic sectors to participate in socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch calling for intensified efforts to lower lending rates to support businesses and spur economic growth.

VOV.VN - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has said enhancing bilateral cooperation, especially in economy, is one of the primary goals of his working visit to Vietnam from February 25-28.