Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Van Khoa and the World Bank (WB)’s Transport and ICT Practice Manager for East Asia-Pacific Michel Kerf discussed the green transport project.
President Tran Dai Quang has called on the World Bank (WB) to carry forward its coordination role and mobilise more financial support to help Vietnam deal with challenges hindering its integration.
Relevant agencies must get well prepared for receiving the remainder of the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA-17) fund allocated for Vietnam in the 2014-2017 period.
The World Bank has freshly approved a loan worth 150 million USD for Vietnam to improve local development policy related to economic management and competitiveness.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 11 for Victoria Kwakwa, Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific of the World Bank (WB).
Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on May 9 held a working session with World Bank (WB) representatives on the Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project.
A 115-km stretch of the National Highway No 6 running through the provinces of Son La and Hoa Binh was re-opened to public on May 7 by the Ministry of Transport after a year of road works.
The Prime Minister has just approved the contents of a technical assistance project on consultation and analysis of public finance management in Vietnam.
The technical support section of the HCM City Green Transport Development Project will improve the performance and efficiency of public transport along a high priority corridor there.
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank (WB) has recently approved more than 500 million USD in support for improvements to road and bridge connections.
The southern province of Binh Duong and the World Bank concluded negotiations on a 92 million USD loan for the urban wastewater collection and treatment project in Di An town on April 29.
After drastic restructuring in the Vietnamese banking system, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) still need to be made by an additional 34 commercial banks.
Vietnam still enjoys strong growth prospects among the large developing ASEAN economies though its economic growth is expected to moderate to 6.2 percent in 2016, the World Bank (WB) says.
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