Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives ADB Vice President Stephen P Groff
(VNA-10/02/2012) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Viet Nam wishes to develop the relationship with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a range of areas in the future.
Speaking at a reception for
ADB Vice President Stephen P Groff in Ha Noi on Feb. 9, PM Dung said
the country highly values the effective cooperation and assistance of
the ADB on poverty reduction, human resources development,
infrastructure and policymaking.
He said the ADB projects in Viet Nam totalled more than 10.8 billion USD and have shown positive results and contributed to the nation’s socio-economic development.
Dung expressed desire for the ADB to enhance investment in the fields of infrastructure construction, health care, education, and assist Viet Nam with the environment, especially the impact of climate change, financial reform and State-owned enterprises.
For his part, Groff praised the achievements of Viet Nam , particularly in curbing inflation, stabilising the macro-economy and assuring social security.
He said the ADB attaches importance to cooperation with Viet Nam and affirmed to work closely with relevant agencies and sectors to implement agreements and cooperative programmes.
On Feb. 9, Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue also welcomed ADB Vice President Groff to the country.
Hue appreciated the ADB’s credit assistance of 130 million USD for restructuring State-owned enterprises in Vietnam , which is important for the Vietnamese economy, and the Vietnamese economy. He said the Song Da Corporation has been selected as a pilot enterprise to implement the restructuring endeavour.
Groff said Viet Nam had managed the ADB projects effectively last year, compared to previous years and that the effectiveness of these projects would accelerate the disbursement of ADB’s capital for Viet Nam./.
He said the ADB projects in Viet Nam totalled more than 10.8 billion USD and have shown positive results and contributed to the nation’s socio-economic development.
Dung expressed desire for the ADB to enhance investment in the fields of infrastructure construction, health care, education, and assist Viet Nam with the environment, especially the impact of climate change, financial reform and State-owned enterprises.
For his part, Groff praised the achievements of Viet Nam , particularly in curbing inflation, stabilising the macro-economy and assuring social security.
He said the ADB attaches importance to cooperation with Viet Nam and affirmed to work closely with relevant agencies and sectors to implement agreements and cooperative programmes.
On Feb. 9, Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue also welcomed ADB Vice President Groff to the country.
Hue appreciated the ADB’s credit assistance of 130 million USD for restructuring State-owned enterprises in Vietnam , which is important for the Vietnamese economy, and the Vietnamese economy. He said the Song Da Corporation has been selected as a pilot enterprise to implement the restructuring endeavour.
Groff said Viet Nam had managed the ADB projects effectively last year, compared to previous years and that the effectiveness of these projects would accelerate the disbursement of ADB’s capital for Viet Nam./.
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