Published on 27.06.2011

An Update on Vietnam's Recent Economic Developments

The government has succeeded in restoring significant level of macroeconomic stability in the past few months and gradual improvement in Vietnam’s economic situation is expected during the second half of 2011.

This edition of ‘Taking Stock’ – a semi-annual publication from the World Bank – attempts to understand the recent macroeconomic changes in Vietnam. It documents changes to the macroeconomic outcomes and policies with a view to inform policy discussions in the country. The analysis is mostly retrospective in nature, though discussions on prospective challenges and outlook are also briefly mentioned. Developments in the global economy in general and in the EAP region in particular are juxtaposed against Vietnam’s own economic.

Full summary at Worldbank.org