Vietnam

Vietnam's transition to a market economy has transformed the country and the lives of its people. In 1986, Vietnam launched Doi Moi, a homegrown, political and economic... Show More + renewal campaign that marked the beginning of its transition from a centrally planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. At that time, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world, and with many problems: hyperinflation, famine, drastic cuts in Soviet aid, and a trade embargo by the west. The rest of the report is organized as follows. The rest of chapter one discusses the factors that have contributed to Vietnam's success and explores the emerging challenges. Chapter two explores the issue of restructuring state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Chapter three examines the challenges of the public investment program and how to raise its effectiveness. Chapter four discusses the low level of transparency to support Vietnam's middle income status, a critical issue that needs to be tackled if Vietnam is to achieve its socioeconomic aspirations. Show Less -

On the context of development in Vietnam next five-years, authors emphasize some different aspects depending on the key contents. With regards to Official Development... Show More + Assistance (ODA) strategic framework, the context that Vietnam becomes a lower middle income country (MIC) in 2011- 2015 period with the major challenges: (i) weak infrastructure, (ii) low national competitiveness, (iii) human capacity is insufficient, (iv) poverty reduction is not sustainable, (v) big suffering by climate change. These challenges are the basis to convince the donors when presenting the policies and priority direction in ODA utilization in the framework. Coordination between government agencies and non-governmental sectors is usually in the form of the government regulating the others, with too little dialogue between government and non-government sectors. In health matters other than HIV and AIDS, the non-government sector is often interpreted as being represented by international Non-government Organizations (NGOs). Show Less -

Doing Business 2011: making a difference for entrepreneurs is the eighth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those... Show More + that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. A set of regulations affecting 9 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Data in Doing Business 2011 are current as of June 1, 2010. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. The paper includes the following headings: overview, starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business. Show Less -

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY08 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association... Show More + (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2008. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY08 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects. Show Less -

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY06 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association... Show More + (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2006. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY06 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects. Show Less -