The Consultative Group for Vietnam will hold its mid-year meeting in Rach Gia City, Kien Giang province on June 9.

The Consultative Group (CG) for Vietnam, which includes bilateral and multilateral donors, will hold its mid-year meeting in Rach Gia City, Kien Giang province on June 9 for discussion between the Vietnamese government and international donors on development policies.

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PM Nguyen Tan Dung (right) and Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc at the CG Meeting 2009.

According to a World Bank (WB) statement, the mid-year meeting will focus on the following topics: an assessment of the macroeconomic situation, policy priorities for 2010, the National Socioeconomic Development Strategy 2011-2020, the Social-economic Development Plan for 2011-2015, responding to climate change challenge, the Social-economic Development Plan for 2015-2015, with focus on economic restructuring, inclusive growth and human resource development.

As part of the CG meeting, the mid-year Vietnam Business Forum will take place in Hanoi on May 26 to discuss perception of the local investment climate, infrastructure, human resources development, administrative and tax reform.

The CG for Vietnam comprises representatives of the Vietnamese Government and bilateral and multilateral donors for Vietnam. Its chairpersons include Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and Victoria Kwakwa, Country Director of WB Vietnam.

The CG Meeting 2009 was held in December in Hanoi, where donor countries and international development organizations committed over US$8 billion in support of Vietnam’s poverty reduction and development agenda.

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