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Int’l donors pledge $8.06 bln for Vietnam

December 4, 2009
Int’l donors pledge $8.06 bln for Vietnam

Foreign donors guaranteed Vietnam official development assistance of more than US$8 billion at a meeting Friday, a sharp increase from the figure pledged a year ago. The annual pledge was announced at the Consultative Group meeting on Vietnam, which included Vietnam’s top donors such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, Japan and EU, [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11

November 26, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11

Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FM; Chief ASEAN, Chinese prosecutors vow to increase cooperation; Argentina-Vietnam friendship parliamentarians group visits Hanoi Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FMPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 25 received the visiting Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Marty Natalegawa, at his government office.During the talks, PM Dung proposed that Vietnam and Indonesia [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/11

November 24, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/11

 Vietnam seeks continued assistance from WB; President receives Chinese procurator-general; Phu Tho needs to focus on human resources training: PM Vietnam wants to receive more assistance from the World Bank in training, communications and institutional capacity building, says Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.While receiving WB Country Director for Vietnam, Victoria Kwakwa, in Hanoi on [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/9

September 15, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/9

Move to curb cement projects; ADB approves 500 mln USD fiscal support loan to Vietnam; Fertilizer plant help reduce imports  The Vietnam Cement Association (VCA) has made a recommendation to the Government to curb further licensing for cement production projects, according to the association’s chairman Nguyen Van Thien. “The association also made a suggestion for [...]

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Vietnam poised for higher second half growth: World Bank

July 25, 2009
Vietnam poised for higher second half growth: World Bank

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s economic fundamentals have remained strong despite the global economic slump and will continue to support the country’s growth, Xinhua has quoted the World Bank country director as saying.  Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank country director in VIetnam spoke to the press at a Vietnam donors’ meeting in Buon Ma Thuot in June 2009According [...]

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Vietnam poised for higher second half growth: World Bank

July 25, 2009
Vietnam poised for higher second half growth: World Bank

Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank country director in VIetnam spoke to the press at a Vietnam donors’ meeting in Buon Ma Thuot in June 2009 Vietnam’s economic fundamentals have remained strong despite the global economic slump and will continue to support the country’s growth, Xinhua has quoted the World Bank country director as saying. According to [...]

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VBF optimistic economy has turned the corner

June 14, 2009
VBF optimistic economy has turned the corner

LookAtVietnam – International agencies at the Vietnam Business Forum last week revealed their belief in Vietnam’s economic recovery. “Some primary data suggests that the economy showed signs of strengthening in April and that the construction sector, a major economic sector, has been picking up,” said Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank country director in Vietnam.Vietnam is showing [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/6

June 4, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/6

WB to increase its assistance to Vietnam; Finland to supply fire fighting equipment to Vietnam; Vietnamese, Cambodian customs work together; Vietnam makes progress with MDGs’ global partnerships; UNICEF funds campaign supporting children’s rights The World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam, Victoria Kwakwa, on June 4 confirmed that her institution will increase its assistance to [...]

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Vietnamese economy showing signs of recovery: World Bank

June 2, 2009
Vietnamese economy showing signs of recovery: World Bank

Workers at a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnamese economy is showing signs of recovery after a “considerable” slowdown in growth last quarter, helped by construction and higher commodity prices, the World Bank said Monday. Gross domestic product expanded 3.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to the [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/5

May 28, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/5

 Vietnam borrows EUR100 mil for climate program; Tea exports gain in five month period; Foreign businesses poised to swoop in, domestics expand; WB plans 1.3-1.5 billion USD loan to Vietnam; Half of ODA capital disbursed in 5 months Farmers could still gain a profit of $100-200 per tonne from export tea products because production and [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...