Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been the highest in Southeast Asia over the last decade, according to US-based website seekingalpha.com.

VOV.VN - Shopee Korea, one of the major e-commerce sites in Southeast Asia, has highlighted Vietnam as one of the fast-growing e-commerce markets that boasts great potential for Korean businesses.

Standard Chartered Bank maintained robust 2024 GDP growth forecast of 6.7% for Vietnam in its latest macro-economic updates about the Southeast Asian nation.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the Paris-headquartered Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) on October 25 co-organised a seminar on the driving force of innovation in the digital transformation context.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth is projected to slow down from 8% in 2022 to 4.7% in 2023 before rising to 6.5% in 2024, according to Michael Kokalari, CFA. Chief Economist at VinaCapital.

VOV.VN - Public investment is projected to be an engine for Vietnamese economic growth amid global headwinds challenging the country’s growth target of 6.5%, according to experts.

Amid a rising trend of green and sustainable tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is advised to design a strategy and measures to promote green tourism development and better meet tourists’ demands.

Although Vietnam’s economy showed signs of recovery in the third quarter of this year, particularly in industrial production and exports, a significant increase in headline inflation has emerged as a cause for concern, prompting scrutiny from policymakers.

Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained their forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth at 4.7% in 2023 but expressed their optimism about the medium-term prospects, with GDP growth predicted to reach 5.8% in 2024 and 6.9% in 2025.

Vietnam’s economy has made good recovery since the beginning of this year; however, inflation risks could weight on the country’s growth outlook, according to experts.