The Government’s Economic Advisory Group should work to analyse internal and external difficulties to propose rational mechanisms for the nation’s sustainable economic growth, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Working with the group on August 23, PM Phuc lauded the group for its consultations over the past years, including reports about pressing economic issues and solutions.
According to the group’s report, the country’s growth model has ensured positive development. Labour productivity last year reached approximately 6 percent, compared to an average level of 4.6 percent during the 2012-2015 period.
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The private sector which developed at a faster pace has made greater contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The export turnover of domestic sector has grown faster than that of the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector. In the first half of the year, the domestic sector earnings from exports rose 19.9 percent as compared to the 14.5 percent of the FDI sector.
However, the economic experts said that the achievements are still a far cry from the set targets, in which the GDP is expected to grow 7-7.5 percent per year by 2020, especially in the context of complicated and unexpected developments of the global economy that may have a negative impact on Vietnam’s economy.
National labour productivity in the coming years must be improved to lay foundations for higher economic growth in the 2021-2015 period. To reach the targets of 6.85 percent in economic growth in 2018-2020 and 7 to 7.5 percent in 2021-2025, labour productivity by 2020 must hit 6.3-6.8 percent.
The group proposed the PM order relevant ministries and branches to review 37 common obstacles persisting in nine laws and by-law documents that hinder businesses while preparing process for investment projects.
PM Phuc urged the experts to provide advice on development strategies, especially new momentums for development; short-term, mid-term, and long-term policies; and other breakthrough solutions to helping the country increase labour productivity, enhance economic resilience.
The group was asked to study mechanisms to mobilise resources from the community and private sector to remove obstacles facing public-private partnership implementation.
Over the past two years of implementation, the programme on economic restructuring and building a new growth model has demonstrated positive results. However, numerous sectors have suffered slow growth and have not achieved their target, he underlined.
The Government will take drastic measures on restructuring and reforming the growth model, and stabilising the macro-economy, he said, adding that more timely solutions will be sought to boost the economy’s capacity to resist any changes.
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From a property-market perspective, Do Thi Thu Giang, National Director of Valuation and Advisory at Savills Vietnam, said the orientations under Resolution No. 21-NQ/TW could make the market more transparent and efficient, with property values increasingly tied to actual development and use potential.
Chinese carmakers are putting new pressure on prices and technology while testing Vietnam’s ability to retain more value.
Science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and AI must be translated into higher productivity rather than pursued as ends in themselves. At the same time, people should be placed at the centre of development, not merely viewed as a resource but as the ultimate objective of development policies.
US retail giant Target is seeking Vietnamese suppliers of household goods, home textiles, children’s products, personal care and beauty products, with a focus on companies capable of manufacturing and developing products that meet requirements on quality, design and supply chain management.
The annual event, which will be held on August 18-19, 2026, at the ICE International Exhibition Centre, 91 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi, is expected to attract around 324 delegates and feature 21 booths representing credit institutions, payment intermediary service providers, and technology companies.
Vietnam should give priority to areas where it has potential to build strengths, particularly manufacturing and packaging.
Vietnam has built a solid semiconductor and electronics industry before joining ITSI, attracting major US semiconductor companies. Intel Products Vietnam is one of Intel's largest assembly and testing facilities worldwide, while chip design companies such as Synopsys, Cadence, Marvell and Qualcomm have established engineering and research centres in the Southeast Asian country.
According to the Ministry of Construction, Vietnam has around 2,500 old apartment blocks and collective housing complexes built before 1994, covering about 3 million square metres of floor space, mainly in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Of these, around 196 have been classified as severely deteriorated and unsafe.
Durian exports reached nearly 1.1 billion USD in the first six months of 2026, up 32% year-on-year. The industry's strongest export season, however, is still ahead.
The country's agro-forestry-aquatic product exports reached nearly 42.8 billion USD in the January–July period, up 7.5% year-on-year and equivalent to almost 60% of the annual target of 74 billion USD.
During the first seven months of 2026, Vietnam attracted more than 38 billion USD in registered FDI, up nearly 58% year-on-year. More importantly, the increase was driven by large-scale, high-tech projects rather than a surge in the number of new investments, signalling a significant improvement in the quality of capital inflows.
Manufacturing and engineering posted the strongest recruitment growth, with hiring demand surging 70% year-on-year, driven by production expansion, supply chain restructuring and sustained investment inflows in high-tech manufacturing.
Vietnam's total import-export turnover reached 659.58 billion USD in the first seven months of 2026, up 28.1% year-on-year.
The projects in Phu Quoc have been implemented under tight deadlines. Since May 2025, the Prime Minister has directed preparations for APEC 2027, including accelerated infrastructure development on the special zone. An Giang province and investors have subsequently launched a number of major projects involving complex technical requirements and demanding construction schedules.
The NSO also reported that realised FDI reached an estimated 15.2 billion USD during the January-July period, an increase of 11.8% from a year earlier and the highest seven-month disbursement recorded over the past five years.
Household deposits at banks reached a new high of 10.8 quadrillion VND (414 billion USD) at the end of May, up more than 108 trillion VND from April and increasing by 4.76% from the beginning of the year, equivalent to nearly 492 trillion VND.
The plan seeks to develop a balanced and modern financial market that is closely integrated with regional and global markets, strengthens the mobilisation and allocation of domestic and foreign capital, and enhances the market’s role as a key provider of medium- and long-term capital for the economy and as a major driver of sustained high economic growth.
Under the province's master plan for 2021–2030 with a vision to 2050, An Giang will prioritise investment in five strategic sectors: strategic infrastructure; processing industries and clean energy; trade, services, logistics and border-gate economy; high-quality tourism; and high-tech agriculture, ecological development and the circular economy.
According to the VCCI, these measures are not only necessary for managing potential risks arising from US trade actions but also crucial to enhancing competitiveness and meeting growing international expectations on compliance, product origin, quality and transparency.
Businesses say the biggest obstacle to reducing emissions and transforming production models remains the lack of financial resources needed to upgrade technologies, modernise production lines and build governance systems that comply with global sustainability standards.