The 2015 Autumn Economic Forum will be held in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 27, announced Nguyen Van Phuc, Head of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee on August 20.
The 2015 Autumn Economic Forum will be held in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 27, announced Nguyen Van Phuc, Head of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee on August 20.
Themed “Vietnamese Economy - Integration and Sustainable Development,” the event aims to prepare contents for a National Assembly Standing Committee report at the upcoming session in September, focusing on assessing Vietnam’s integration progress since the country joined the World Trade Organisation.
The forum will also evaluate the results of bilateral and multilateral commitments that Vietnam has been involved in or is set to join.
Two keynote speeches will be delivered by representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the World Bank, concentrating on an overview of the international economic integration, WTO commitments and their impacts on the country’s socio-economic growth and prospects for a more comprehensive growth model.
Launched in 2012, the forum is held twice a year in spring and autumn. The 2015 Autumn Economic Forum will be the last one held during in the 13 th National Assembly.-VNA
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Illustrative image. (Source: VNA)
