Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives chief representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Vietnam Jonathan Dunn (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc hosted a reception for chief representative of the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) in Vietnam Jonathan Dunn in Hanoi on February 13.
The PM recognised Dunn’s significantcontributions to Vietnam since starting his missions in the country in 2015,and hoped that in his next position as Deputy Director of the IMF’s RegionalOffice for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) in Japan, Dunn would continue serving asa bridge to further develop relations between Vietnam and the IMF.
He asked Dunn to continue providing timelyrecommendations for Vietnam, especially regarding monetary policies in thecontext of complicated international developments.
The Government leader suggested the IMFcooperate and support Vietnam in reviewing, evaluating, and updatinginformation and statistics on the informal economic sector, which makes up aconsiderable proportion of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Dunn thanked the Vietnamese Government andrelevant agencies for their cooperation over the years. He highly evaluated theSoutheast Asian country’s development and economic policies with its improvedresilience to external shocks.
He said he will relay the Prime Minister’srecommendations to IMF leaders and that the IMF will help Vietnam bettermeasure its national output. –VNA
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