As Viet Nam enters 2026 - the first year of the 2026–2030 socio-economic development plan, international organisations stress that maintaining macroeconomic stability, improving growth quality and staying the course on fundamental reforms will be crucial in turning positive assessments into tangible outcomes and shaping a more sustainable development cycle ahead.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 17 signed an urgent dispatch detailing key tasks to drive economic growth.

From heritage resources, many localities have developed tourism, services and creative industries, generating economic benefits. Heritage has become a dynamic asset, fostering sustainable growth.

Economic experts, business leaders, and financial institutions from both domestic and international markets analysed Viet Nam’s economic outlook for the 2026–2030 period, while identifying new growth drivers and investment opportunities at the Viet Nam Investment Forum 2026 (VIF 2026) recently held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Viet Nam’s banking sector has been taking proactive and flexible measures across monetary policy, interest rate and exchange rate management, credit regulation, and system restructuring to ensure balanced, safe, and efficient capital flows. These efforts aim to promptly meet financing needs for economic growth amid a global environment fraught with uncertainty and challenges.

The first Autumn Fair 2025 officially opened at the Viet Nam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Ha Noi, on October 25 evening.

National Assembly (NA) deputies on October 21 discussed in groups the implementation of the 2025 socio-economic development plan and the proposed plan for 2026, reviewing achievements, identifying intertwined challenges, and proposing key measures to sustain growth.

For the first nine months of 2025, total retail sales and service revenue recorded a solid increase of 9.5% year-on-year to over 5.17 quadrillion VND. Excluding the price factor, the growth rate was 7.2%, compared to a 5.8% rise in the same period last year.

Despite lingering risks related to tariffs and climate, Vietnam’s 7.85% GDP growth in the first nine months of 2025 reflects its resilience through policy reforms and economic diversification, ainvest.com noted.

Viet Nam’s socio-economic situation has continued to achieve many positive, important, and comprehensive results, with economic growth expected to reach a notably high level. The macro-economy has been stable, inflation has been controlled, and major balances have been ensured.

To achieve the 2025 GDP growth target of 8.3–8.5%, the Government is focusing on maintaining macroeconomic stability, revitalising traditional growth drivers, and fostering new engines of growth. Public investment disbursement has been identified as the key driver to guide and leverage social resources.

As the Government sets its GDP growth target for 2025 at 8.3–8.5%, public investment and key projects are positioned as critical drivers in achieving this goal. Accelerating the disbursement of investment capital will play a pivotal role in turning the Government’s growth ambitions into reality.

A recent general report by a research team from the National Economics University (Ha Noi) recommended implementing comprehensive measures to promote the development of dynamic regions in order to achieve the target of double-digit economic growth in Viet Nam’s next development period.

After nearly 40 years of Doi Moi (Renewal Process), Viet Nam has achieved significant economic progress, escaped poverty, and moved into the group of middle-income countries. However, the current growth model is beginning to reveal its limitations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, agencies, and localities to implement key tasks and solutions to boost economic growth, control inflation, ensure macroeconomic stability, and maintain major economic balances.

Addressing critical bottlenecks is essential to help the private sector become a key driver of Viet Nam’s future double-digit economic growth. In response to four key constraints that have hindered private sector development in recent years, the National Economics University has compiled and proposed four main groups of recommendations.

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) forecasts the ASEAN+3 region’s economic growth to expand by 3.8% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026.

According to statistics from Hung Yen Province, the province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the first six months of the year, after consolidation, has increased by 8.11% compared to the same period in 2024.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 47th session in Ha Noi on July 10, focusing on key legislative and supervisory issues following the successful conclusion of the 15th NA’s 9th session.

The European Commission (EC) has recently announced a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, sending a strong signal of the European Union’s (EU) leadership in the global fight against climate change.