Further monetary and fiscal support in the second half of this year could push growth closer to the government’s target of 4-5%.

The development of a Covid-19 vaccine is necessary for the Vietnam's economy to return to its pre-Covid-19 status.

The law is considered a potential game-changer, addressing various shortcomings of the previous PPP legal framework, most pertinently that relating to the allocation of revenue risk.

The South Korean ambassador to Vietnam suggested that the two countries should work on a mechanism towards the restoration of cooperation after the Covid-19 pandemic.

For this year and early 2021, the PM expects fiscal deficit and public debt could widen by an additional 3–4 percentages of GDP to provide more support for enterprises.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to buck the global trend and expand by 3.0% year-on-year in 2020, being one of the best performing economies in the world in 2020.

Vietnam could widen fiscal deficit and public debt by an additional 3 – 4 percentage points of GDP without affecting the national financial security in the short- and long-terms.

Low economic growth, high unemployment rate and low disbursement rate of public investment are among shortcomings that Hanoi should address in the coming time, said Hanoi's Party chief.

HSBC has raised its 2020 growth forecast for Vietnam to 3.0% from 1.6% previously, reflecting its renewed assumptions of Vietnam’s speedier economic rebound.