Viet Nam is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. To respond, the Government has issued the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050 (Decision No. 1422/QD-TTg dated November 19, 2024). However, these plans remain largely at the policy level and have yet to receive adequate investment for specific adaptation activities.

Viet Nam achieved a top-tier global ranking in operational efficiency, placing 16th among 101 economies with a score of 70.44 points in the World Bank's Business Ready 2025 report released on December 30, though challenges remain in other assessment areas.

On the afternoon of December 17, the World Bank held a conference in Can Tho City to launch its report entitled “Stay or migrate: life in Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta.”

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc received in Ha Noi on November 25 Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, the World Bank (WB)’s Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region, during which he appreciated the WB’s support for Viet Nam in recent years.

Viet Nam has advanced in specialising its industry and services, particularly in higher value-added segments, but institutional reforms and productivity gains are vital to fully capitalise on the global supply chain shifts.

The World Bank (WB) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Viet Nam in mobilising diverse financial resources to implement large-scale infrastructure projects.

Viet Nam’s economy expanded by 7.5% in the first half of 2025, one of the fastest rates in the region, reflecting strong momentum despite continued global uncertainties, according to the latest Viet Nam Economic Update by the World Bank (WB), released on September 8.

The World Bank has allocated 2.5 billion USD, while the Asian Development Bank has set aside 10 billion USD to support green projects in ASEAN, said Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

On June 30, the Ministry of Science and Technology held a ceremony to launch the Viet Nam Science and Technology Exchange and outline development directions for the coming time.

With total investment exceeding 8.5 trillion VND (325.3 million USD), the Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project (ICRSL or WB9) has helped improve climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods for nearly 2 million people in the region, 49% of them women, heard a workshop in Can Tho city on June 20.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that geopolitical tensions and the consequence of the global economy fragmenting will increase risks to financial stability. The instability of the global economy, the inefficient performance of major economies, high inflation and a sharp drop in investment, are also factors that restrain the growth momentum of many regions.

Themed “Cooperation in a fragmented world”, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, opened today in Davos, Switzerland. The event attracted the attention of the international community, as it gathered global political and business elites.

Vietnam’s industrial production and retail sales slid down in October due to stalled demand at home and abroad, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report released by the World Bank in Hanoi on November 16.

Foreign newspapers have highlighted Vietnam’s impressive success after the World Bank (WB) forecast that its economy will lead Asia with a growth rate of 7.2% this year, up from the previous forecast of 5.3% in April.