Public investment disbursement in the first nine months of 2026 increased in both rate and value compared with the same period last year. Alongside efforts to resolve obstacles affecting individual projects, methods of monitoring and assessing progress are also changing. From October, the disbursement performance of ministries, sectors and localities will be officially scored.

Viet Nam enters 2026 as the launch year for its 2026–2030 socio-economic development plan and the medium-term public investment blueprint. With double-digit growth targeted for this year and beyond, the National Assembly, Government and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung have designated public investment a critical growth driver.