The World Bank provides assistance and advice to the Government in the form of policy studies. The Bank issues reports on various sectors of the economy based on a careful analysis of the Vietnamese experience and on the experience that the Bank has had in other countries in the region and in the world.

These studies are valuable sources of information on Vietnam's economy and development prospects, useful not only to the government but also to the private sector, academics and students, media, and the international community.

Below is a list of the Bank's publications in Vietnam.

Vietnam Development Reports

Viet Nam - Delivering on its promise (November 2002)

Vietnam - Implementing Reforms for Growth and Poverty Reduction (December 2001) PDF 1.2MB

Viet Nam 2010: entering the 21st century - joint report of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)(November 2000)

Viet Nam - Development report 2000 : Attacking Poverty  (November 1999)

Vietnam - Voices of the Poor  (November 1999)

Lao Cai Participatory Poverty Assessment Report (November 1999)

Ha Tinh Participatory Poverty Assessment Report (November 1999)

Ho Chi Minh City Participatory Poverty Assessment Report (November 1999)

Tra Vinh Participatory Poverty Assessment Report (November 1999)

Vietnam - Preparing for Take-off? (November 1999) PDF 628KB

Vietnam - Rising to the challenge  (November 1998)

Vietnam - Deepening reform for growth  (October 1997)

Viet Nam - Fiscal decentralization and the delivery of rural services  (October 1996)

Viet Nam - Economic report on industrialization and industrial policy  (October 1995)

Viet Nam - Poverty assessment and strategy  (January 1995)

Viet Nam - Public sector management and private sector incentives  (September 1994)

Vietnam Economic Update (April 2003) PDF 31 KB

Taking Stock (May 2002)  PDF 915KB

Vietnam Economic Monitor – Spring 2002  PDF 164KB

Vietnam Economic Monitor -- Autumn 2001   PDF 124KB  

Taking Stock (June 2001) PDF 900KB

Vietnam Economic Monitor – Spring 2001    PDF 152KB

Vietnam: Taking Stock (June 2000)  PDF 456KB

Vietnam: Export Performance in 1999 and Beyond (June 2000)  PDF 280KB

Vietnam - Country Procurement Assessment Report  (October 2002) PDF 760KB

Vietnam - Country Financial Accountability Assessment (September 2001) 

Banking Sector Review (June 2002) PDF 177KB

Viet Nam - Growing healthy : a review of Viet Nam ' s health sector  (June 2001)

Viet Nam - Managing public resources better : public expenditure review 2000 (December 2000)

Vietnam - Combating Corruption (May 2000)   PDF 1.1MB

Vietnam - Gender-based Violence (November 1999)   PDF 120KB

Private Solutions for Infrastructure in Vietnam (November 1999) 

The Tale of Two Cities (September 1999)

Vietnam - Towards Fiscal Transparency (June 1999)  PDF 285KB

Vietnam - Moving forward : achievements and challenges in the transport sector  (April 1999)

Fueling Vietnam ' s development : new challenges for the energy sector  (December 1998)

Fueling Vietnam ' s development : new challenges for the energy sector, Vol. 2  (December 1998)

Vietnam : advancing rural development - from vision to action   (December 1998)

Household welfare and Vietnam ' s transition  (May 1998)

Vietnam - Education financing  (September 1997)

Vietnam - Education financing sector study  (October 1996)

Viet Nam - Water resources sector review  (May 1996)

Viet Nam - Financial sector review : an agenda for financial sector development  (March 1995)

Viet Nam - Environmental program and policy priorities for a socialist economy in transition, Vol. 2  (February 1995)

Viet Nam - Transport sector : serving an economy in transition  (August 1994)

Vietnam: The drive to Partnership (December 2002) PDF 812KB

Putting Partnerships to Work in Vietnam: An Update (June 2002) PDF 576KB

Putting Partnerships to Work in Vietnam (December 2001) PDF 916KB

From Vision to Action (June 2001)  PDF 632KB

Vietnam: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Development (June 2000) PDF 304KB

Country Assistance Strategy Papers

Vietnam - Country assistance strategy 2003-2006

Vietnam - Country assistance evaluatioon 2001

Viet Nam - Country assistance strategy progress report 2001

Viet Nam - Country assistance strategy progress report 2000

Vietnam - Country Assistance Strategy 1999-2001