Harvard scholars talk on economic development (03/07)
06/08/2010 - 17 Lượt xem
American leading scholars from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University are joining Vietnamese economists, government officials and entrepreneurs at a symposium on how to stabilise and advance Vietnam’s economy which is currently challenged by high inflation.
The symposium on the world economy's impacts on the Vietnamese economy is held within the framework of the Foreign Ministry’s Dialogue Programme with the Kennedy School’s Vietnam Program and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Fulbright Economics Teaching Program.
In his opening speech on July 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung said though having recorded encouraging economic achievements after 20 years of renovation and international integration, Vietnam is facing challenges ahead in stabilising its macro-economy and creating a driving force for its further development.
Speaking of the difficulties experienced recently by the national economy and the Government’s adoption of specific measures to overcome the situation, Dung said he hoped to garner effective advices from the participants for the country’s economic growth in both immediate and long terms.
Dwight Perkins, the Harold Hitchings Burbank Research Professor of Political Economy, who leads Harvard’s Vietnam Program, said Harvard has since 1989 joined in training and providing technical assistance for researchers on Vietnam ’s economic development and will help figure out the causes of its current economic difficulties.
The three-day symposium focuses on three main topics, including Vietnam and its national economy, energy policy, and infrastructure development.
As scheduled, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai will chair a debate and will hear opinions and recommendations on economic issues in Vietnam , particularly those related to infrastructure, energy and urban development.-Enditem
Source: VNA
