victim of its own success.In parts of China, Vietnam, and the Philippines-the countries studied in The Challenge of …

Vietnam stands out as one of the most dynamic emerging countries in the East Asia and Pacific region. Since major … shortfall of US$9 billion in funding for local infrastructure investments, provincial governments in Vietnam need to move toward … financial instrument that could catalyze the subnational borrowing market in Vietnam. The report presents the findings of three …

malnutrition is fundamental to the development of Vietnam's human capital. Economic development of the nation depends on the … rates of malnutrition among ethnic minority populations in Vietnam. It assesses the determinants and causes, using a causal …

This book describes the nature of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector in Vietnam. It defines health … Vietnam, as well as financing and accountability mechanisms for PPPs at its national and subnational levels. It provides an … overview of the PPP project pipeline in Vietnam and analyzes important issues in the health PPPs design, preparation, and …

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 …

This report sets forth details of a financial recovery plan designed to help Vietnam Electricity (EVN), and the …

) to the Government of Vietnam. They are: strengthening the enabling environment, capacity building systems and evidence … program to assist the Government of Vietnam, particularly the Ministry of Health (MOH) in accelerating progress on sanitation …

Over the past quarter century, Vietnam's agricultural sector has made enormous progress. Vietnam's performance in terms …, Vietnam's agricultural sector needs to generate more from less. That is, it must generate more economic value - and farmer and …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are vital to Vietnam's economic growth, accounting for more than 98 percent of all …,000 in 2016, encouraged in part by increased government efforts to facilitate new business. Vietnam's women own 95,906 or … about 21 percent of formal enterprises. Vietnam has fewer differences between the legal statuses of men and women. However …