At a workshop co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance’s National Institute for Finance in Hanoi on November 14, global experts shared invaluable experience in developing financial and insurance strategies, aimed at fortifying Vietnam's resilience to natural disasters.

The National Assembly (NA) on November 12 adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2025, targeting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.5 - 7%.

The information and communications sector currently generates annual revenue of US$150 billion, which accounts for one-third of the country's GDP, and its growth always doubles the GDP's rate, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung told a Q&A session, as part of the National Assembly’s ongoing 8th sitting on November 12.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for greater efforts to achieve and exceed all 15 targets set for the year, in which the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter must be between 7.4% and 7.6% to enable the whole year's GDP to reach over 7%.

International organisations and experts have made positive comments on the Vietnamese economy, affirming their optimism about Vietnam's economic outlook.

VOV.VN - VNDirect Securities Corporation has raised its forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth this year to 6.9% from the previous projection of 6.7%, according to the group's latest report.

According to the updated World Economic Outlook 2025 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Vietnam's economy is projected to grow by 6.1% next year.

Senegal is considered as a potential market for Vietnamese agricultural products, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Standard Chartered has revised up its forecast for Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth to 6.8% from the previous 6.0%, reflecting the stronger-than-expected expansion in the third quarter of this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to secure the 7% economic growth target this year as set by the Government if solutions to support businesses and people bearing the brunt of the recent super typhoon Yagi are implemented very quickly, according to experts of the Vietnam Institute for Economics and Policy Research (VEPR).