A series of major strategic infrastructure projects being launched or completed is expected to drive Ho Chi Minh City’s economic growth in the final quarter of 2026, open up new development space and lay the foundation for its ambition to become a global megacity.

In the context that the state budget and aid capital can hardly meet the full demand, opening the door wider for the private sector to invest in urban railway lines through the public-private partnership (PPP) model is seen as a solution to ease pressure on the state budget in developing infrastructure systems to serve the country’s socio-economic development goals in the new period.