The World Bank (WB) is committed to helping Vietnam restructure its economy to achieve progress in the coming time, WB Country Director Victoria Kwakwa assured Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh in Hanoi on December 5.

Kwakwa said the WB highly values Vietnam ’s economic restructuring efforts, with a focus on the banking system, State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and public investment, while taking note of the country’s achievements in maintaining macro-economic stability, foreign investment attraction and sustainable economic development.

Ninh thanked the WB for actively assisting Vietnam in policymaking, which, he said, has proved helpful to the country.

Both host and guest discussed issues of mutual concern, including sending more WB financial and technical experts to help Vietnam in the restructuring of financial and SOEs sectors./.