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.

Public investment disbursement in Hue City surged in the final week of September but remained below the national average. Under pressure to complete the annual plan and strive for Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth of at least 10%, the city is focusing on resolving site clearance bottlenecks and accelerating project implementation in the fourth quarter of 2026.

The year 2026 is the first year Tay Ninh Province implements its 2026-2030 medium-term public investment plan. By focusing resources on key projects, accelerating disbursement and removing "bottlenecks", public investment is playing a leading role in activating social resources, creating momentum for growth and expanding the province's development space.

Vuong Quoc Nam, Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee, held a working session with a World Bank (WB) delegation on the technical assistance programme for local public financial management reform in the Mekong delta city on August 20.

Accelerating public investment disbursement while improving the efficiency of public investment management has been identified as a key priority to drive economic growth and optimise the use of social investment capital.

Local authorities nationwide have pledged to step up public investment, remove development bottlenecks and unlock new growth drivers in the second half of 2026, reaffirming their determination to help the country achieve double-digit economic growth this year.

To achieve its target of double-digit economic growth, the Government has instructed ministries, sectors and localities to strive for a 100% disbursement rate of public investment capital, injecting more than 1 quadrillion VND (38 billion USD) into the economy at a faster pace.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed the need for a major shift in development mindset during his working session with the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Vinh Long province on May 26, describing it as a crucial task for the locality at the current stage.

Public investment capital in 2026 has continued to rise to a record level. As concerns over capital shortages gradually recede, the pressure now lies in implementation capacity and the fear of responsibility within the administrative apparatus.

As of May 12, total disbursed capital reached 7.95 trillion VND, equivalent to 14.78% of the Prime Minister’s plan. Of this, central budget disbursement hit 4.06 trillion VND, or 14.8% of the target, while local budget disbursement exceeded 3.88 trillion VND, or 14.75%.

Ministries and agencies must enhance forecasting capacity, adopt more responsive policy tools, and fundamentally rethink how policies are designed and executed in a rapidly evolving environment, said PM Le Minh Hung.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on April 24 called for stronger action against fragmented public investment, while stressing greater accountability among leaders to ensure 100% disbursement of public investment capital as planned, helping support the Government’s double-digit growth target.

The National Assembly (NA) on April 24 morning adopted a resolution setting out a goal of achieving rapid and sustainable national development, with average GDP growth of at least 10% per year in the next five years, while maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, ensuring major economic balances, and comprehensively improving living standards.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed that 2026 will be a decisive year to comprehensively address longstanding institutional bottlenecks, as the Government pushes for rapid and sustainable growth.

The year 2026 marks the first year of the 2026–2030 medium-term public investment plan and also features the largest-ever scale of public investment capital. Accelerating disbursement effectively from the early months of the year is therefore expected to create momentum for subsequent quarters, with the goal of achieving 95% of the annual plan.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) continued its first sitting on April 10 with group discussions on a wide range of socio-economic issues, alongside draft laws and resolutions, including a proposal on tax measures for petroleum products and aviation fuel.

Viet Nam’s total social investment rose strongly in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting improving investor confidence and a sustained recovery in the business climate, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

The Prime Minister underlined that public investment has consistently been identified as a key political task, with public investment disbursement results serving as one of the criteria for evaluating officials under Party regulations. Through state spending, public investment directly boosts aggregate demand and serves as an effective tool for regulating and stabilising the macroeconomy while safeguarding major economic balances.

Viet Nam allocated about 1.15 quadrillion VND (nearly 43.8 billion USD) for development investment in 2025, the highest ever recorded, the Ministry of Finance reported at its year-end review conference held in Ha Noi on January 6.

Viet Nam has a real opportunity to achieve rapid growth through 2045, provided it fundamentally changes the way value is created and ensures a sufficiently strong and reliable energy foundation, said Eric Van Vaerenbergh, an energy expert and lecturer at the Brussels Engineering School (ECAM).