Singapore has emerged as the top among the 157 countries and territories in the inaugural World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI), which measures the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by the age of 18.
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on October 11 launched the Bali Fintech Agenda, a set of 12 policy elements aimed at helping member countries to harness the benefits and opportunities of rapid advances in financial technology, while at the same time managing the inherent risks.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on October 11 agreed to soon finalise the Vietnam-Philippines action plan for 2018-2023 in order to facilitate cooperation in the time to come.
The Indonesian government has affirmed that it is ensuring security and safety for delegates and participants of the ongoing 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank (WB) Group Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali, following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck in East Java early on October 11, heard a press conference later the same day.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on October 11 morning for the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Bank (WB) annual meetings in Bali, Indonesia, and a working visit to the country from October 11 to 12.
Indonesia has introduced Green Sukuk, an Islamic bond used for financing environmentally-friendly projects, at the ongoing International Monetary Fund-World Bank (IMF-WB) annual meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s presence at the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) and the plenary session of International Monetary Fund (IMF)- World Bank (WB) annual meetings will affirm Vietnam’s commitments to being an active and responsible member of ASEAN and treasuring global multilateral institutions.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s staff have raised a total of 2 billion Rupiah (around 131,000 USD) to assist survivors of earthquakes and subsequent tsunami in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province as well as quake-affected people in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering and pay a working visit to Indonesia from October 11 - 12.
Police in Bali island of Indonesia have tightened security against infiltration of terrorists to the island, where the next annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) will take place in October this year.
Financial institutions and research organisations at home and abroad have shown their optimism about Vietnam’s economic growth in the second half of 2018 and the whole year.
Growth in the ASEAN-5 group of economies is expected to stabilise at around 5.3 percent this year as domestic demand remains healthy and exports continue to recover.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) hopes it would support Vietnam to become a country with higher average income and even high income in the next decade, said Changyong Rhee, Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department.
A training conference on Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA), which was developed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), took place in Hanoi on June 26.
The Vietnamese Government appreciates consultations of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the management of the macro-economic policy in Vietnam, helping the country maintain macro-economic stability and low inflation rate, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Mission Chief for Indonesia Luis E Breuer has said favourable demographic trends provide a unique window of opportunity for the Southeast Asian country’s economic growth.
The plenary session of the 22nd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2018), the most important event of the forum, took place in Russia on May 26 under the theme “Creating an Economy of Trust”.
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