VN looks to improve bidding transparency

The grievance handling mechanism in bidding needed to be renovated to ensure transparency and keep pace with the country’s rapid international integration, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đào Quang Thu.

Public debt growth due to missed GDP target: minister2

The main reason for the rapid rise of Việt Nam’s public debt is failure to achieve the targeted economic growth rate and the resulting tax collection shortfall, Finance Minister Đinh Tiến Dũng said yesterday.

Nation must improve economic competitiveness: think-tank

Việt Nam must continue to maintain stability, accelerate restructuring and improve the competitiveness of the economy in the face of ongoing global headwinds, members of a think-tank report.

Gov’t lists top Public-Private Partnership projects

For the first time ever, the list of national Public Private Partnership projects in the 2016 - 2020 period was submitted to the Government late last week by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VN seeks more open process for state contracts Viet Nam has implemented an open contracting initiative as part of a drive to improve transparency in procurement activities, particularly in public investment projects.

Investment law tackles corruption Encouraging rational decision-making is a strong feature of the 2014 Law on Public Investment, Dao Quang Thu, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, tells the Viet Nam & World Economic Affairs newspaper.

Public debt remains within NA limit Viet Nam's public debt remained within the limit approved by the National Assembly, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dao Quang Thu said yesterday.

Japanese firms interested in PPP projects Public-Private Partnership (PPP) investments in Viet Nam, were discussed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Japan Bank for International Co-operation, in Ha Noi yesterday.

PM sets up board to tackle bad debt Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has set up an inter-disciplinary steering board to lead the mammoth projects of restructuring credit institutions by 2015 and resolving bad debts of the system.

Online auctions help improve transparency Online auctions provide an effective way of improving the transparency of buying and selling and preventing corruption, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dao Quang Thu.