The 29th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Bangkok on October 19-20. — VNA/VNS Photo

BANGKOK — Việt Nam has posted high economic growth despite the fact the global economy and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region faces many challenges as well as uneven incomplete recovery, Deputy Finance Minister Tạ Anh Tuấn said at the 29th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting held in Bangkok on October 19-20.

Việt Nam's third-quarter gross domestic product grew 13.67 per cent from a year earlier, raising its nine-month GDP growth rate to 8.83 per cent, he said

According to Tuấn, Việt Nam's proactive, flexible and effective management of fiscal and monetary policies has contributed to curbing inflation, maintaining macroeconomic stability, and creating momentum for economic recovery.

In order to promote growth, strengthen the economy's resilience, ensure macroeconomic stability and national financial security, Việt Nam will prioritise financial policies associated with perfecting regulations on mobilising national financial resources, strictly controlling the State budget deficit and public debt, and contributing to improving the resilience of national finance, he said.

The Vietnamese official also said that the contents of cooperation and international experience at the 29th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting are particularly practical to the current vision and mission of the Ministry of Finance.

Themed “Advancing Digitalisation, Achieving Sustainability”, the meeting attracted the participation of more than 200 representatives from 21 APEC member economies and international organisations.

Participants at the event discussed economic and financial prospects and shared views on collaborative policy actions to achieve the Putrajaya Vision 2040, including the approval of the Aotearoa Action Plan with a view to developing an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040, for the prosperity of all its people and the world future system.

The meeting reviewed and discussed the implementation of the 2022 initiatives namely "Sustainable Finance" and "Digitalisation of the Economy".

Thai Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith affirmed that creating conditions for all economic sectors to have access to sustainable and effective finance is especially important to achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth while fully harnessing the power of digitalisation for inclusive fiscal policy, including reducing the digital technology gap between different socio-economic groups.

Participants also shared their opinions on the economic situation in the post-COVID-19 period, positive and negative factors for economic recovery, and discussed financial policies to promote growth, focusing on  the implementation of "Sustainable Finance" and "Digitalisation of the Economy". — VNS