The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015 should
be seen as the starting point of a critical journey toward a truly
borderless economic community by 2030, said a survey released in
Singapore on July 17.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Planning and
Investment Nguyen The Phuong attended an annual ministerial meeting of
the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York ,
the US , from July 7 – 11.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has highlighted the
need to enhance labour skills to overcome the middle-income trap in
developing Asia-Pacific economies at a recent a policy dialogue in
Qingdao, China.
Middle-income countries (MICs) should play a greater role in the global
partnership by sharing their development experience, Deputy Minister of
Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.
Bui Tat Thang, PhD, director of the Development Strategy Institute,
spoke with Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper about Vietnam's macroeconomic
requirements and preparations for future growth.
Vietnam must work harder to industrialise, said United Nations
researcher Ludovico Alcorta at the launch event for the latest UN
Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Industrial Development
Report (IDR 2013).
Vietnam will face with the danger of the so-called "middle income trap"
if the country does not take a route of substantial reforms with proper
priorities, warned the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper.
Vietnam will face with the danger of the so-called "middle income trap"
if the country does not take a route of substantial reforms with proper
priorities, warned the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper.
Opportunities for Vietnam during global economic integration were so
intertwined that breakthrough measures were needed, Deputy Prime
Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
Vietnam needs to create a new growth impetus to raise internal
strength for a rapid and sustainable development, thus overcoming the
middle-income trap, said Professor Tran Tho Dat, Vice Rector of the
National Economics University , at a seminar in Hanoi on March
26.
Nearly 30 years after the launch of the Doi Moi (renewal) process, it is
no exaggeration to describe agriculture as a main pillar of the
country’s economy.
Having been classified as a middle-income country since the early
1990s, Indonesia needs about 30 years to come out of what is called
the middle-income trap and move into the high-income group of
countries.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has appealed for the best use of
technological advances, making it easier for citizens to learn
throughout their lives as Vietnam pushes ahead with building a life-long
learning (LLL) society.
Vietnam’s partners will continue to support the country in achieving
its development targets in the coming years, said Country Director of
the Asian Development Bank Tomoyuki Kimuara at the seventh Aid
Effectiveness Forum in Hanoi on November 26.
Leading experts and researchers from a number of fields shared their
diverse views on potential Vietnamese green growth models at a seminar
in Hanoi on October 8.
With trade becoming a major contribution to economic growth, Vietnam
’s future export growth must be based on enhancing competitiveness and
capturing greater value addition, experts have urged.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the World Bank to continue
providing preferential loans to Vietnam, pledging to take drastic
measures to accelerate the disbursement of WB funding and increase the
efficiency of the use of capital.
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