The mission worked with officials of the Macroprudential Supervision Department (MSD) of the State Bank of Vietnam (CBS) to enhance the compilation and reporting of financial soundness indicators (FSIs) for deposit takers (DTs). The mission reviewed source data, prepared new spreadsheets, and...

At the request of the Government Statistics Office (GSO), a technical assistance mission was conducted between April 22-26, 2024 to assist with the ongoing development of a Residential Property Price Index (RPPI). This was the fourth mission to assist the GSO with developing an RPPI and...

The World Bank's Vietnam Scaling Up Urban Upgrading Project aimed to develop sustainable urban infrastructure in Vietnam's Mekong Delta Region. The project focused on universally accessible design principles for infrastructure development and aimed to strengthen planning capacity, improve...

The intensifying US-China power competition in the Indo-Pacific region poses significant challenges to regional countries' political and security situations. Vietnam, with its crucial geostrategic position in Southeast Asia and intertwined national interests, employs a balancing foreign policy...