WB Country Director in Vietnam Ousmane Dione (L) and Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Country Director of the World Bank (WB) in VietnamOusmane Dione has expressed his appreciation of the success Vietnam and Hanoiin particular had in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
During a working session with Chairman of the Hanoi People’s CommitteeNguyen Duc Chung on June 8, Dione hailed Vietnam for bettering other developedcountries in the fight against the outbreak.
He attributed the achievements to concerted efforts by the public aswell as drastic and sound direction from authorities since the first infectionwas identified.
He expressed a hope that the success of projects between the WB andHanoi in building transportation infrastructure, dealing with water and airpollution, and coping with climate change would help improve the capital’s competitiveness.He believed in the rapid and sustainable development of Vietnam and Hanoi inthe future.
Chung, for his part, said that despite the negative impact of COVID-19,Hanoi’s economy still grew by 3.39 percent in the first half of the year.
He told his guest that the capital will organise an investment promotionconference on June 27, the first of its kind in Vietnam and perhaps in the worldsince the pandemic was brought under control.
The conference is expected to help the capital achieve the dual goal ofCOVID-19 prevention and control and socio-economic development, he said./.
During a working session with Chairman of the Hanoi People’s CommitteeNguyen Duc Chung on June 8, Dione hailed Vietnam for bettering other developedcountries in the fight against the outbreak.
He attributed the achievements to concerted efforts by the public aswell as drastic and sound direction from authorities since the first infectionwas identified.
He expressed a hope that the success of projects between the WB andHanoi in building transportation infrastructure, dealing with water and airpollution, and coping with climate change would help improve the capital’s competitiveness.He believed in the rapid and sustainable development of Vietnam and Hanoi inthe future.
Chung, for his part, said that despite the negative impact of COVID-19,Hanoi’s economy still grew by 3.39 percent in the first half of the year.
He told his guest that the capital will organise an investment promotionconference on June 27, the first of its kind in Vietnam and perhaps in the worldsince the pandemic was brought under control.
The conference is expected to help the capital achieve the dual goal ofCOVID-19 prevention and control and socio-economic development, he said./.
VNA
