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PM adopts adjustments to ODA-funded project

PM adopts adjustments to ODA-funded economic restructuring project

The Prime Minister has approved adjustments to an investment plan for the project “The Restructuring for a More Competitive Vietnam” using non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) from the Australian Government.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has approved adjustments to an investment plan for the project “TheRestructuring for a More Competitive Vietnam” using non-refundableofficial development assistance (ODA) from the Australian Government.

Accordingly, the project will focus on studying impacts of economic restructuringon gender equality; examining policy on competitiveness and revising the Law onCompetition; supervising the enforcement of the enteprise and investment laws, and the implementation of commitments to the European Union (EU)and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). 

The implementation of the project willbe extended to June 30, 2017. Additional capital for the project will value at522,000 AUD (around 391,233 USD), including 500,000 AUD (360,000 USD) innon-refundable ODA sourced from the Australian Government, and 490 million VND(21,662 USD) in counterpart capital of the Vietnamese Government.

The Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to coordinatewith the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development to carry out the adjustments in accordance with the project’stargets and regulations on the management and use of ODA capital.-VNA
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