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Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, CEO of the FPT Corporation, tells Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy’s Manh Chung about its 27-year journey of global expansion and what Vietnamese digital tech enterprises should do to prepare and the key policy drivers needed to compete on the world stage.

The recent Vietnam Economic Growth Forum heard how Vietnam can best resolve existing bottlenecks in the economy to unlock growth potential and reach annual targets to 2030.

Ms. Nguyen Thuy Hanh, CEO and Head of Banking & Coverage, Corporate and Investment Banking, at Standard Chartered Vietnam, tells Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy how the bank is supporting Vietnam’s sustainable finance agenda and accelerating its net-zero transition.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is upbeat about Vietnam’s GDP growth for the year as a whole given the results in the first half.

While GDP growth was a solid 7.52 per cent in the first half of 2025, it must grow even higher to reach the government’s ambitious 8 per cent annual target.

A key facet of all economies, Vietnam’s business community is keen to see ongoing comprehensive reform with tangible results.