HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam should focus on a productivity-driven development model to become a high-income economy by 2045, according to the latest report from the World Bank (WB).
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Report: Vibrant Vietnam: Forging the Foundation of a High-Income Economy | World Bank
The growth framework for Vietnam during 2021–2030 must put productivity growth front and center. It has to be based on a balanced accumulation and efficient and productive allocation of different types of capital—private, public, human, and natural—as well as innovation, which in turn will be driven in large measure by deeper institutional and market reforms.
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