Trade and investment opportunities in Vietnam were highlighted at a workshop in Hong Kong (China) within the framework of a series of tech fairs from October 13-16.

VOV.VN - German media outlet Handelsblatt has recently published an article highlighting Vietnam’s bright prospects for becoming the world's leading information technology (IT) centre in the future.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese GDP growth is projected to surge by 7% this year, thereby taking the lead among the group of five emerging markets in Southeast Asia (ASEAN-5), according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s World Economic Outlook Report for October.

VOV.VN - Renowned Swiss French-language newspaper Agefi, a publication based in Geneva, recently released an article titled “Le Vietnam et les nouveaux tigres asiatiques”, “Vietnam and the new Asian tigers” in English, by author Guy Mettan, which outlines Vietnam’s role as one of the leading emerging economies and its important role in Asia.

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has joined many international organisations in revising up Vietnam’s GDP growth this year thanks to the country’s strong performance since early this year and success in containing inflation.

Given Vietnam’s strong economic recovery in the third quarter, the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its forecast for the country’s GDP growth this year to 8.2%, from the previous prediction of 7%.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy is anticipated to expand 8% this year in the base-case scenario, providing that there are no adverse external factors facing the national economy in the remaining months of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested that the IMF make it a priority to support Vietnam as a developing country, particularly one that has experienced many years of war, with its economy currently being in transition and still facing numerous challenges.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in ASEAN is expected to expand considerably over the next five years, with its rankings rising from sixth this year to third by 2027, according to the latest forecast made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2022 and 2023 will be among the highest in Southeast Asia as shown in many international organisations’ forecasts and assessments on the Vietnamese economic outlook.