PM receives IMF Managing Director, OECD Secretary-General

HIROSHIMA — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has suggested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continue with policy counselling for the Vietnamese Government regarding economic management and improvement of tools and policies related to fiscal, monetary and financial restructuring. Việt Nam also climbed 12 places in the World Happiness Report 2023. The two sides engaged in frank discussions on issues of mutual interest and raised new concerns amid ongoing global economic challenges. Georgieva, for her part, spoke highly of Việt Nam’s socio-economic management policy and affirmed that she and the IMF strongly support and will partner with Việt Nam during its development process. Meeting Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann, PM Chính suggested both sides continue promoting cooperation, firstly in preparing for the Ministerial Conference of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme.