Pacific remains resilient. In Vietnam economic activity moderated in the first half of 2016, mainly due to the impact of a … to external and domestic risks. The speed of demographic transition in Vietnam poses new challenges for policymakers …

rising global headwinds, Vietnam's economic growth momentum has been slowing since the beginning of the year. Vietnam's real …-oriented manufacturing sector as well as overall export performance, even though Vietnam seems to have benefitted from some trade diversion … (for electricity and fuel) and moderate food price increases. The State Bank of Vietnam maintained a prudent monetary …

. After a large surplus in 2016, Vietnam's external current account balance started to decline in early 2017. Robust growth in … foreign direct investment (FDI) and long-term loans, allowing the State Bank of Vietnam to gradually rebuild foreign reserves … appreciation is driven by a large external surplus of the FDI sector, but is a concern for Vietnam's domestic private enterprises …

, higher stock market returns and near-record flow of gross capital to developing countries. Vietnam's economy is experiencing … of 4.9 percent in the first quarter and 5 percent in the second quarter. This is the first time that Vietnam has …. In fact what had distinguished Vietnam from other countries is its ability to recover rapidly after an economic shock …

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian nation with an extensive coastline and diverse but generally warm climate including … coastal lowlands and deltas and rural areas face issues of poverty and deprivation, Vietnam has been ranked among the five … Vietnam. This includes rapid onset and long- term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on …

The report examines how Vietnam's economy has fared in a strengthening global economy in 2017, the drivers of Vietnam …

COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented shock to the global economy. While Vietnam has shown resilience, the pandemic has …