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VietnamFacts
Frankfurt,30/4/2008
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Content
1. Vietnameconomicoutlook
2.Majorreforms
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1 VietnamEconomicOutlook
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Majorsocioeconomicindices
Rapidgrowthhasbeenmaintained,inflationunder
control.2006hasmarkedahighgrowthrateof8.2%
peryear
Real
2003
Real
2004
Real
2005
Real
2006
Real
2007
GDPGrowthRate
Industry
Agriculture,Forestry,Fishery
Services
7.2%
10.3%
3.2%
6.6%
7.7%
10.2%
3.5%
7.5%
8.4%
10.6 %
4.0%
8.5%
8.17%
10.4%
3.6%
8.29%
8.48 %
10.6 %
3.5%
8.7%
CPI 3.0% 9.5% 8.4% 6.6% 12.6 %
ExportEarningGrowth 20.8% 28.9% 22.4 % 22.0% 22%
Budge tDeficit/GDP 2.0% 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8%
TotalInvestment/G DP 35.0% 36.6% 38.7 % 40% 41.5%
FDI(US$tỷ) 2.65 2.90 3.30 4.1 16.2
PoorHouseholdPercentage NA 18.1% NA 15.4 7 14.7 5%
UrbanUnemploymentRate 5.8% 5.6% 5.13% 5.32% 5.1%
Phầnt rămthờigianởkh uvựcnôngthôn 77.4% 79.3% 80.7 % NA NA
JobCreation(thou sand people) 1,50 0 1,100 1.200 1.500 1.55 0
ChildrenProportion 28% 26% 26% NA NA
Nguồn:BTC
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Oneofthefastestg rowingeconomiesinAsia–
SustainableGDPGrowth
EconomicreformshaveturnedVietnamintothethirdfastestgrowingeconomyintheregion,followingChina
andIndiain2007
„ GrowthinManufacturingandConstructionhasbeenthemainengineforGDPgrowthinVietnam
„ BiggestcontributionstoGDPgrowthin2007include:Manufacturing:10.6%,Services:8.7%and
Agriculture:3.5%
„ Arecordg rowthrateof8.4%hasbeenachievedin2007
Source:MinistryofFinance Source:IMF
(Giácả hiệntại)
(%)
Vietnamhasgoodconditionstosuccessfullycompleteitsindustrializationprocess
RealGDPGrowth(20002006E) GDPGro wthintheRegion
6.9%
7.1%
7.3%
7.8%
8.4% 8.2% 8.5%
6.8%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
4.95.14.56.3TháiLan
7.35.44.96.6Philippines
6.35.95.06.8Malaysia
8.58.28.47.8Vietnam
6.35.55.75.0Indonesia
7.78.27.39.0Singapo
9.29.79.17.9India
11.411.110.410.1China
2007200620052004Nước
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ReasonableG DPGrowthRates
GDPGro wthBySector
RealGDPContribution
Eventhoughtheservicessectorshavebeengrowingsteadily,makingremarkable
contributionstotheoveralleconomicgrowth,thecountry’sGDPgrowthhasstillmainly
attributedtothemanufacturingsector
(%share) (%YoY)
Source:MinistryofFinance
Source:MinistryofFinance
22,7
36,6
39,4
40,2
41,6
38,6
41,0
40,4
40,3
38,1 38,1
38,7
22,4
20,2
19,6
20,36 20,25
41,6
1990 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007
Industry Services Agriculture
100.0 100.0 100.0
9,4
10,3
10,2
10,6
10,37
10,6
6,5
7,0
8,0
8,5
8,3
8,7
4,1
3,2
3,5
4,0
3,4 3,4
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Industry Services Agriculture
100.0 100.0
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PrudentBudgetControl
Vietnam’sFisca lpolicyhasbeenreformed
throughexpenditurecontrolandrevenue
expansionmeasures
„ Since2000,budgetdeficithasbeen
maintainedbelowthetargetof2.5%GDP
ExpenditurecannotexceedRevenue
Commercialloansforbudget
expenditurepurposesareforbidden
„ Taxreformsconcentrateondirectsolutionsin
taxcollections
„ Bytheendo fthefiscalyearof2007,budget
deficitwaskeptat1.8%/GDPCuốinămtài
khoá2007,thâmhụtNSởmức18%/GDP
Note:Fig uresc alculatedunderIMFst andards
Source:MinistryofTrade
Source:MinistryofFinance
(VNDbillion) (%)
FiscalPosition(20002007) TotalRevenueBreakdown(2007)
(17,213)
(12,142)
(10,017)
(13,300)
(12,025)
(10,904)
(12,402)
2.8%
2.5%
1.9%
1.8%
1.1%
1.6%
1.8%
1.8%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
FiscalBalance %GDP
ValueAddedTax
22.1%
IncomeTax
38.7%
Other
12.8%
NonTaxRevenue
4.4%
CapitalRevenue
5.8%
NaturalRes.Tax
7.7%
ImportandExportTax
8.6%
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ExternalDebtsundercontrol
Vietnam’sexternaldebtspositionhasbeen
improvedconsiderablyinrecentyears
„ Thetargetsofexternaldebtsnotexceeding
20%ofexportearningsandtotaldebtsnot
exceeding50%GDPhavebeenachieved.
„ Currentwithrespecttodebtpaymentsonall
outstandingexternaldebt
Vietnamhasbeenimprovingtheadministrationofexternaldebts,oneofthemeasuresto
improveeffectiveadministrationofthefinancialsectorinthecountry
Source:MinistryofFinance,State BankofViệtNam
(US$triệu)
(%)
Note:D ebtServiceRatioiscalculatedasrationoftotaldebtservicetoexportsof
goodsandnonfactorservicesin%
Source:MinistryofFinance,State BankofViệtNam
ExternalDebtObligationsDebtServiceCoverage
870
792
753
619
638
160
154
146
133
125
2006 2007 2008F 2009F 2010F
Principal Interest
1,030
946
899
752
762
38,9%
30,5%
30,0%
35,3%
31,5%
32,1%
33,7%
39.1%
7,0%
7,1%
7,5%
8,1%
6,7%
7,1%
10,4%
11.1%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
TotalExternalDebt/GDP DSR
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ImprovingBoPPosition
Vietnam’sBalanceof Paymentshasbeen
improvedthroughmoresustainableforeign
reserves
Nguồn:BTC,StateBankofViệtNam
ForeigncapitalinflowshaveresultedinasurplusinVi etnam’sBalanceofPayments
Nguồn:BTC,NHNN
(US$triệu)
(US$triệu)
CurrentAccount(20002007)
BalanceofPayments(20002007)
(US$triệu)
CapitalAccount(20002007)
270
1.800
1.142
217
(925)
(1,931)
(863)
682
2,50%
0,7%
(4.9%)
3,7%
2,1%
(2.0%)
0,9%
(2.5%)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
CurrentAccount As%ofGDP
220
1,136
1,913
2,604
2,447
4,083
(754)
17.00%
6.2%
12.0%
6.0%
8.3%
5.8%
0.7%
(2.4%)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
CapitalAccount As%ofGDP
40
350
2.150
883
2.131
10.700
2.874
323
15,0%
6,8%
8,6%
1,9%
5,4%
1,0%
0,1%
(1.0%)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
BOP As%ofGDP
9
11.175
12.985
16150
16.049
15.740
15.608
15.368
15.070
14.504
14.018
15.875
11.050
11.023
10.000
11.000
12.000
13.000
14.000
15.000
16.000
17.000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
StableExchangeRates
Vietnammaintainsamanagedfloatinitsforeign
exchangeregime
„ AflexibleexchangerateoftheVietnamDong
hasfacilitatedexports
„ Riskmitigatingcostsoffo reigninvestorshave
beenlowered
Nguồn:NHNN
ExchangeRates(1995–2007)
Theexchangeratestabilityhassuccessfullyfacilitated tradeandinvestment
2/1999:Fixedexchange
rateregimechanged
intoamanagedfloat
regime
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StableExchangeRate–ForeignReserves
OfficialForeignReserves
Foreignreservescontinu etogrowsteadily
(mlUS$)
ForeignReservesImprovement
(Monthsofimports)
4
Source:MinistryofFinance Source:MinistryofFinance
2.956
4.866
5.554
7.728
12.000
21.000
2.555
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
399
1.910
688
2.174
4.272
9000
365
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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2 MajorReforms
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SOEReforms
Trade
Liberalization
Nonstate
sectors
Development
Banking
Reforms
Legal
Reforms
Fiscal
Reforms
CapitalMarket
Development
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2
3
4
7
6
5
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Lotsofeffectivetradeliberalizationmeasureshaveboostedinternationaltrade
„ Vietnam’s5yearperiodtradep oliciesbeginningin2001reducednontariffbarrierstotrade
„ SincetheconclusionoftheUS–VietnamBTAin2001,Vietnam’se xportturnovertotheUS
increasedfrom USD1.1bnin2001toUSD1 0.7bnin2007
„ Totalexport turnoverreachedUSD4 8.6bnin2007
TradeLiberalization:Nextsteps
TariffandNontariffbarriersnegotiations
BankingSectorDevelopmentandSOE
Reforms
Creationofsufficientsocialsecurity
Transparencyinthelegalsystem
TaxandCustomsReforms
WTOentryforVietnamwillfacilitateanaccelerationofmarketbasedreforms
(US$billion)
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ExportEarnings(20002007)
Sequenceofmajorreformsintrade
liberalization
Source:MinistryofTrade,GeneralStatisticalOffice
15,0
16,7
20,1
26,5
32,4
48,6
39,8
14,5
22,00%
19,9%
14,7%
18,3%
18,8%
7,1%
5,1%
19,5%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Exports %toUS
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SOEReforms
SOEReformsfacilitatethedevelopmentofthe
privatesectorandreducethedebtburdenofthe
State
2
RemarkableReductionofSOEs
(numberofSOEs)
EquitizationandDevelopmentofthe
SecuritiesMarket
SOESellout
Developmentofgroupmodel
Removalofstatesubsidies
SOEReformMeas ures
SOEreformcontinuestomakesolidprogress
Source:MinistryofFinance
4.800
4.050
3.067
2.627
1.807
12.300
1990 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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DevelopmentofthePrivateSector
Recentso lutionsforthedevelopmentofSMEs
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PrivateSector’scontributiontothe
economy
TheLandLaw
TheEnterpriseLaw
Simplificationofregis trationprocedures
Tradepromotionandimprovementof
exportearnings
Solutionsforthedevelopmentof
SMEs
Theprivatesectoremergestobegrowthengineoftheeconomy
(%ofGDP)
Source:MinistryofFinance
38.5 38.7
37.2
35.3 35.0
34.2
65.8
40.2
61.3
65.0
64.7
61.5
59.8
62.8
1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
State Nonstate
Thetotalnumberofenterprisesby2005was220,000,whichnumberisexpectedtogrow
to500,000by2010
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BankingReforms
Khuônkhổpháplýchoviệccảicáchhệthống
NHTMNNđượcCPkýbanhànhvào4/2001đểnâng
caonănglựctàichínhvàhỗtrợtáicơcấucácNH
vàxâydựnglòngtin.
„ Continuetorestructure36JSBsunderthesupervisionoft heStateBank
whenlisted
„ 4jointventurebanksand9foreignbankbranches
RestructuringJoint
StockBanks(JSBs)
„ Restructuring4stateownedcommercialbanks
„ Applyinginternationalaccountingstandardstohaveabetterevaluationof
thesizeofbaddebtsandtoimprovetransparencyinthebankingsystem
„ Improvingcorporategovernanceandliberalizingtheinterestpolicies,
encouragingstateownedcommercialbankstoprovideaccurateevaluation
oflossesduetononperfo rmingloans
RestructuringStat e
ownedcommercial
banks
„ Enhancingsupervisionbyt heStateBank
„ Developinginternalaccountingst andardsinlinewithinternational
standards
Improvingthelegal
frameworkfor
supervisingthe
sector
„ Graduallyimprovingcorporat egovernancecapacityandcompetitiveness
ofthebanks
„ LimitingtheGiớIhạnhuyđộngt iềngửIbằngnộItệđốIvớINHnướcngoài,
phùhợpvớIcáccamkếtquốctế
Creatingalevel
playingfieldforall
banks
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Thelegalframeworkforreformingstateownedcommercialbankswasformulatedbythe
GovernmentinApril2001withaviewtoenhancingthefinancialcapacity,supportingthe
restructuringofbanksa ndbuildingtrust.
TheStateBankisturnedintotheCentralBank
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Developingtheinternalcapitalmarket
„ Currently,over400bondsand229sharesarelistedonHoChiMinhStockExchangeandHanoiSecuritiesTrading
Centre
„ By2007,themarketcapitalizationvalueamountedto30%GDP
5
10
20
22
26
32
120
154
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
5
VNIndex20052007
In2006and2007,thedomesticcapitalmarketgrewrapidly
bothintermsofquantiyandquality
Source:Bloomberg,MinistryofFinance
NumberoflistedsharesonHOSE
Per iod:1/2005–24/4/2008
18
Developmentofabondmarket
TheGovernmentofVietnampromotesthe
mobilizationoffundsfromthelocalsectorto
ensuretheeconomicgrowthofthecountry
Since2000,t helocalbondmarkethaswitnessed
significantprogresses
(US$billion)
Source:MinistryofFinance Source:MinistryofFinance
(VNDtrillion)
DomesticGovernmentDebt InternalDebtObligations
8,7
1,6
2,0
2,3
3,3
4,0
7,2
5,6
12,1%
11,8%
10,6%
8,8%
8,2%
6,5%
6,2%
5,1%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
TotalDeb t TotalDebt(%GDP)
14,0 14,0
11,9
11,4
11,8
10,9 10,9 10,9 10,9
12,5
2006
2007
2008F
2009F
2010F
2011F
2012F
2013F
2014F
2015F
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FinancialReforms
„ Applyingthesametaxsystemfo ralleconomicsectors,acorporateincome
taxrateof 28%isuniformlyimposedonbothlocalandforeigninvested
enterprises
„ Promotingthereformoftaxadministration
„ Institutionalizinga ndmodernizingtaxandcustomsadministration
Standardizedtaxation
system
„ Increasingsavingsfordevelopmentinvestment
„ Reducinggovernmentsubsidies
„ Reformingthesalaryandsubsidysystem
„ Improvingtransparencywiththeinvol vementofGDDSfromIMF
Tightlycontrolli ngthe
statebudget
„ Tightcontrolofthegovernmentexpenditure
„ Emphasisonbetteradministrationofexternaldebts
Flexiblemanagement
ofpublicfinance
„ Makingpublict hefinancialstatusofenterprises
„ Takingnecessarymeasurestosupervisethefinancialsituationof
enterprisesandtoeffectivelyimplementthetaxationsystem
Supervisionoflocal
enterprises
6
EffectiveFinancialReformshavehelpedcreateasoundfinancialenvironmentforbothlocal
andforeignenterprises
20
LegalReforms
7
LegalRef ormshavebeenachallengeforVietnamduringitsWTOaccessionnegotiations.
Majorreformsinclude:
1. Improvingconsistency
„ Toensuretransparency
„ Toreflectthefactualsituationandtheopinionsofthoseaffectedbysuchlegaldocuments
2. Improvingenforcementthrough
„ EnsuringtheinvolvementofallmembersoftheNationalAssemblywhoaredirectl yinchargeof
thematters
„ Providingcomprehensiveandconsistentlawstominimizethenumberofguidingdocuments
3. Makingnecessaryadjustmentandissuancetopushuptheintegrationprocess
„ 2004:13lawsbeingeithernewlyissuedorrevised
„ 2005:39lawsbeingeithernewlyissuedorrevised
„ 2006:21lawsbeingeithernewlyissuedorrevised
„ 2007:17lawsand6ordi nancesbeingnewlyissuedorrevised
4. HumanCapacityBuidling
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DEMANDSFORDEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENTCAPITAL
150Totalca pitaldemand(bnUSD)
8%8,5%AverageGDPgrowthrate
33%35%Externalfunding
65%67%Localfunding
20062010Indices
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SustainableDevelopmentCommitment
JoiningtheWTOandfullyparticipatinginAFTAisabenchmarkin2007
2000 20072001 20032002
7/2000:
„Thefirstsecurities
tradingflooropened
inHochiminhCity
1/2000:
„EnterpriseLaw
adopted
12/2001:
„ US–VietnamBTA
passed
„ Revisionofthe
Constitutiontoensure
equalityfortheprivate
sector
4/2001:
„ ThePartyCongressIX
affirmedtheeconomic
renovationdirection
„ Beginningofthe5year
importexportplan
(20012005)
8/2000:
„Introductionofabasic
interestrateregime,
removalofceiling
interestratesinbond
andforeignexchange
markets
3/2001:
„Approvalofthe5year
planofSOEReforms
„Conclusionofagreements
withWB/IMFonthe
povertyreduction
programme
10/2001:
„ Approvalofthe
restructuringprogramme
ofbanks
6/2001:
„ Liberalizationofint erest
ratesforforeigncurrency
denominatedloans
6/2002:
V Increasingdomestic
lendinginter estrate
2004 2005
Ealier2004:
„ PromotingSOER efor ms,
bankingreformsandprvate
sectordevelopment
10/2004:
„ 100%foreignownedbanks
werepermittedi nVietnam
7/2004:
„ TheLandLawtookeffect
9/2005:
„ Relaxingthe
foreigncapfrom
30%to49%
2/2006:
„ Introductionof
theEnterprise
Law,the
Corruption
CombatingLaw
10/2005:
„ Successful
launchofUSD
750mlofdollar
denominated
sovereignbonds
forthe
international
5/2006:
„ Conclusionof
Vietnam–US
Agreementon
Vietnam’sWTO
entry
Late2006:
„ Fullyintegration
intoAFTA
11/2006:
„ TheWTOGeneral
Council
recognized
Vietnam’s
membership
2006
WTO
Entry