Launching Ho Chi Minh City Economic Report: Recovery and readiness for a new era

02 Jan, 2025

The Ho Chi Minh City Economic Annual Report Series is a research publication jointly conducted by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office. Following the success of previous publications, the research on Ho Chi Minh City Economy in the final issue of 2024 has been officially announced with the title "Ho Chi Minh City Economic Report: Recovery and readiness for a new era".

“Ho Chi Minh City Economic Report: Recovery and Readiness for the New Era” is a research publication jointly conducted by UEH and the Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office, with the advice of Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong - Party Secretary, Chairman of the Council of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - President of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Nguyen Khac Hoang - Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai - Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Economic and Business Studies, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Khanh Nam - Rector of the UEH College of Economics, Law and Government. The author group includes Dr. Ho Hoang Anh - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (editor-in-chief); Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office (co-editor-in-chief); Mr. Le Minh Hung - Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office; Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office; Mr. Vo Duc Hoang Vu - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

To officially introduce and launch the annual report, UEH and the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office jointly organized the seminar “Ho Chi Minh City Economic Report: Recovery and Readiness for a New Era” on December 25, 2024. This event created a forum for exchanging and discussing research results between researchers and policy makers in Ho Chi Minh City.

Overview of the seminar

Remarking on the opening of the seminar, Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - President of UEH - stated: “The annual economic report of Ho Chi Minh City was created on the basis of cooperation between UEH and the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office, which is a useful tool for the City's leaders in the process of building and operating the City's socio-economic development policies. It is also an important reference for investors and domestic and foreign enterprises to gain more information on investment orientation and market expansion in the business development strategy in Ho Chi Minh City. This has proven UEH's efforts to contribute to making Ho Chi Minh City ready to enter a new era of development, reaching the regional and international levels".

Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - President of UEH - delivering the opening speech

On behalf of the research team, Dr. Ho Hoang Anh - Lecturer of the School of Economics, UEH (co-editor) - presented the main contents of the Report, the opportunities and the challenges that Ho Chi Minh City has been facing in preparation for the new era.

Dr. Ho Hoang Anh presenting the report

The discussion raises perspectives from the delegates, recommendations on policies and solutions to promote the city's growth rate in 2025 and the new era.

Delegates exchanging, discussing and contributing solutions for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.

Formed and developed along with the process of national reunification, reconstruction and development of Ho Chi Minh City over the past 50 years, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) has affirmed their position as a leading multidisciplinary university. UEH is not only a place to train high-quality human resources, playing an important role in the socio-economic development of the City, the Southern region and the whole country, but also a reliable address in research, consulting and national policy making. Continuing its achievements, UEH is committed to continuous innovation, making an important contribution to the modernization, industrialization and international integration of the country while continuing to play a pioneering role in training, research and advising on national development policies.

* Ho Chi Minh City Economic Report: Recovery and readiness for a new era can be accessed at the following LINK

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