Vietnam appreciates ADB’s assistance
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always sees the Asian Development Bank (ADB) one of the leading sponsors with important contributions to the country's socio-economic development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday with Vice President of the ADB Stephen Groff, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives ADB Vice President Stephen Groff on September 19 (Photo: VNA) |
Groff extended his sympathy with the Vietnamese Government and people over huge losses caused by storm Doksuri. He congratulated the PM and the Vietnamese Government on successfully maintaining the macro-economic stability, promoting economic growth, and reforming State-owned enterprises. PM Phuc stated that loans, technical assistance, and policy consultancy provided by ADB are immense and valuable assistance that allowed Vietnam to achieve socio-economic development attainments today. He hailed ADB for having acknowledged and voiced support for Vietnam’s economic achievements as well as highly estimating the country’s economic prospects in the coming time. The leader expected that the Vice President and ADB back the lender’s leadership and shareholders to adopt a proper mechanism aiding Vietnam after it graduates the ADF to prevent the graduation process from interrupting the country’s effort to maintain its sustainable economic achievements. The ADB Vice President stated that ADB stands ready to assist Vietnam in analysing and assessing the efficiency of capital sources, thus helping its government to choose proper ones in service of its development goals with the highest efficiency.