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Viet Nam’s economy slowed sharply in 2023 with three key drivers of growth – exports, consumption, and private domestic investment – losing momentum. On the production...

Most economies in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) are growing faster than the rest of the world but slower than before the pandemic. Slowing global growth, still tight financial...

Most economies in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP), other than several Pacific Island Countries, have recovered from the succession of shocks since 2020 and are continuing to grow...

More than three years after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, it is time to take stock of the lasting effects—and...

Vietnam is a country on the move and in transition. Indicators are pointing in the right direction, with many positive economic and social developments. The amount of progress that Vietnam has achieved in less...

1. Adaptation to climate change Agriculture and forestry Climate change poses an increasingly severe threat to Vietnam’s agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Rising temperatures are likely...

As the world continues to deal with the devastating effects of COVID-19, the World Bank is releasing a new report that proposes actionable solutions to end the cycle of devastating pandemics. Policymakers, governments...

This report focuses on promoting low-carbon rice production systems in Vietnam. There are many sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the agricultural sector in Vietnam...

As the two-year Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis appears to wane, new economic shocks have cast shadows over the global economy heightening uncertainty about the short-to-medium path...

This report documents and explores the early economic impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on households and businesses in Vietnam, leveraging unique information collected by the World Bank COVID-19 household and firm...