Official development assistance

ODA return burden to fiscal planning

Friday, Oct 14, 2022

Unable to disburse ODA as planned, many ministries and local authorities have begun to return the loans to the Government, adding burden to fiscal planning.

City seeks private investors for metro lines

Saturday, Mar 06, 2021

HCM City wants to attract more private investment instead of relying on official development assistance (ODA) to build its remaining metro lines, but experts have said that it faces a difficult challenge.

Localities must select ODA projects practically: minister

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2020

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung asked localities to clarify their objectives and the priority of public investment projects for 2021-25, to ensure focused investment.

Private firms may access ODA

Friday, Apr 27, 2018

Private businesses can borrow capital from official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans from foreign donors.

VN effectively uses ODA from South Korea: KOICA

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018

Viet Nam is one of the countries that has effectively used the official development assistance (ODA) provided by South Korea over the past few years.

RoK to provide $1.5b in ODA for VN

Thursday, Nov 09, 2017

The Republic of Korea (RoK) will provide US$1.5 billion in official development assistance (ODA) for Viet Nam for 2016-2020 via the Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF).

PM urges faster capital disbursement

Thursday, Aug 03, 2017

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for faster disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital and concessional loans following slow disbursement in the first half of 2017.

Viet Nam values financial grants from OFID: PM Phuc

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Viet Nam welcomes technical support from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) via official development assistance and preferential loans.

Tough times ahead for loans

Friday, Oct 28, 2016

A senior official of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) says Viet Nam needs to tighten its management of official development assistance (ODA) loans and mobilise private sector capital to ease the burden of public debt.

Switzerland grants $91m ODA for VN

Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016

Switzerland will grant 90 million Swiss franc (US$91.16 million) to Viet Nam, focusing on economic development co-operation over the next four years, Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen Fleisch said yesterday.

VN-RoK policy dialogue on ODA held in Ha Noi

Thursday, Jun 09, 2016

A policy dialogue on official development assistance (ODA) between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Hanoi on June 8.

Airport concessions can be a win-win affair: official

Thursday, Jul 02, 2015

Early this year, some large private firms proposed that they are given concessions to invest in airport services. The Government has accepted this in principle. Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong spoke to Vietnam News Agency about these issues.