Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the US Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), on November 22 announced a new initiative to spur private sector-driven sustainable and inclusive growth across Vietnam.

Green bonds are an innovative tool for businesses to mobilise financing from the private sector such as banks, financial institutions, and especially foreign capital.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam has disbursed some JPY10.8 billion (US$75 million) worth of ODA in Vietnam, exclusive of funding for the private sector, between April 2021 and March 2022, according to Chief Representative Shimizu Akira.

The "Vietnam Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation in Agriculture through Private Sector Transformation” (VN-ADAPT) is expected to greatly contribute to supporting the resilience of the Mekong Delta region against the severe impacts of climate change.

Over the past 30 years, industrial parks (IP) and economic zones (EZ) across the country have attracted more than US$100 billion of investment, and created jobs for more than 4 million labourers, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that developing the private sector is a correct policy during his visit to Truong Hai Group (THACO) as part of a working trip to the central province of Quang Nam on July 27.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is committed to supporting Vietnam to leverage more private sector investment to meet its climate goals.

A five-year project which aims at shifting Vietnam's private sector toward sustainable energy use has been officially launched in southern Tay Ninh province.

The draft Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development for 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 will promote the achievements that have been obtained and at the same time solving problems that have still existed in the agriculture sector.

VOV.VN - About 100 representatives from both national and international businesses attended the first-ever virtual business forum to promote the private sector’s participation in the development of business services for older persons in the COVID-19 and the new normal context in Vietnam.