National Assembly (NA) deputies continued an online debate on January 10 on amendments and supplements to the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Public-Private Partnership, the Law on Investment, the Bidding Law, the Electricity Law, the Enterprise Law, and the Law on Special Consumption Tax.

The total social investment capital disbursed in 2021 was estimated at nearly VND2,892 trillion (US$126.5 billion), up 3.2 % annually, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - With a high rate of vaccine coverage nationwide in late 2021 coupled with a rapid rollout, the Vietnamese economy is forecast to make a strong recovery with bright and optimistic signals ahead, according to economic experts.

The public investment disbursed in 2021 has reached 77.3% of the target set by the Prime Minister, lower than the rate of 82.66% recorded last year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has asked ministries, sectors and localities to strictly follow the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister to achieve the highest disbursement rate in the remaining time of 2021 while ensuring the effectiveness of public investment projects.

Disbursement of investment capital sourced from State budget was estimated at VND48.5 trillion (US$2.13 billion) in November, up 14.7% over the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Financing public investment to generate future growth and to speed up economic recovery post-COVID-19 remained Vietnam's most important challenge in the near future, said economists and policymakers.

Lawmakers adopted Resolution on economic restructuring plan for the 2021-2025 period with 460 out of 465 approval votes during the ongoing second session of the 15th legislature in Hanoi on November 12.

VOV.VN - A greater effort should be made to meet the Government’s ongoing dual goal of pandemic control and economic recovery amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - The Mirae Asset Financial Group of the Republic of Korea has forecast the Vietnamese economy is likely to expand 4% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 2.3% for the whole year after suffering a contraction of 6.17% in the third quarter due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.