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The meeting took place on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF-World Bank Group in Bali.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (Photo: VGP).

PM Phuc highlighted Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements in 2018, especially stable macro-economy, controlled inflation, an annual economic growth rate of some 7%, and high trade surplus in the last nine months.

He affirmed that the Vietnamese Government is pushing ahead with economic restructuring, growth model reform, fiscal consolidation, public debt control, prudent and flexible financial – monetary policies, business climate improvement, development of the private economic sector, innovation encouragement, and improvement of the capacity of joining in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

He appreciated IMF’s support for Vietnam’s socio-economic development policies and its advice about how to stabilize the macro-economy, promote economic growth, and ensure social welfares.

The leader also welcomed IMF’s positive evaluation of the country’s economic situation and prospect, asking the organization to continue providing Vietnam with policy advice about economic restructuring, growth model reform, the perfection of financial-banking systems, and utilization of the Industry 4.0 in the financial sector.

For her part, Lagarde highly valued the Vietnamese PM’s speech at the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering on the sidelines of the IMF-WB annual meetings, noting that it introduced many concrete and practical proposals and initiatives.

She congratulated Vietnam on the country’s socio-economic development attainments, particularly in reinforcing macroeconomic stability, improving the business climate, and raising competitiveness. She suggested Vietnam press ahead with restructuring, increase investment in education and healthcare, control public debt, step up fiscal consolidation, control exchange rates flexibly, and actively integrate into the world.

The Managing Director affirmed that the IMF will continue assisting Vietnam to keep macroeconomic stability and bolster its economic growth to achieve sustainable and inclusive development goals.

She also appreciated the country’s contributions to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust.

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Source: NDO/VNA