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Vietnameconomicoutlook 2.Majorreforms 2 1 VietnamEconomicOutlook 3 Majorsocioeconomicindices Rapidgrowthhasbeenmaintained,inflationunder control.2006hasmarkedahighgrowthrateof8.2% peryear Real 2003 Real 2004 Real 2005 Real 2006 Real 2007 GDPGrowthRate Industry Agriculture,Forestry,Fishery Services 7.2% 10.3% 3.2% 6.6% 7.7% 10.2% 3.5% 7.5% 8.4% 10.6 % 4.0% 8.5% 8.17% 10.4% 3.6% 8.29% 8.48 % 10.6 % 3.5% 8.7% CPI 3.0% 9.5% 8.4% 6.6% 12.6 % ExportEarningGrowth 20.8% 28.9% 22.4 % 22.0% 22% Budge tDeficit/GDP 2.0% 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% TotalInvestment/G DP 35.0% 36.6% 38.7 % 40% 41.5% FDI(US$tỷ) 2.65 2.90 3.30 4.1 16.2 PoorHouseholdPercentage NA 18.1% NA 15.4 7 14.7 5% UrbanUnemploymentRate 5.8% 5.6% 5.13% 5.32% 5.1% Phầnt rămthờigianởkh uvựcnôngthôn 77.4% 79.3% 80.7 % NA NA JobCreation(thou sand people) 1,50 0 1,100 1.200 1.500 1.55 0 ChildrenProportion 28% 26% 26% NA NA Nguồn:BTC 4 Oneofthefastestg rowingeconomiesinAsia– SustainableGDPGrowth EconomicreformshaveturnedVietnamintothethirdfastestgrowingeconomyintheregion,followingChina andIndiain2007 „ GrowthinManufacturingandConstructionhasbeenthemainengineforGDPgrowthinVietnam „ BiggestcontributionstoGDPgrowthin2007include:Manufacturing:10.6%,Services:8.7%and Agriculture:3.5% „ Arecordg rowthrateof8.4%hasbeenachievedin2007 Source:MinistryofFinance Source:IMF (Giácả hiệntại) (%) Vietnamhasgoodconditionstosuccessfullycompleteitsindustrializationprocess RealGDPGrowth(20002006E) GDPGro wthintheRegion 6.9% 7.1% 7.3% 7.8% 8.4% 8.2% 8.5% 6.8% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 4.95.14.56.3TháiLan 7.35.44.96.6Philippines 6.35.95.06.8Malaysia 8.58.28.47.8Vietnam 6.35.55.75.0Indonesia 7.78.27.39.0Singapo 9.29.79.17.9India 11.411.110.410.1China 2007200620052004Nước 5 ReasonableG DPGrowthRates GDPGro wthBySector RealGDPContribution Eventhoughtheservicessectorshavebeengrowingsteadily,makingremarkable contributionstotheoveralleconomicgrowth,thecountry’sGDPgrowthhasstillmainly attributedtothemanufacturingsector (%share) (%YoY) Source:MinistryofFinance Source:MinistryofFinance 22,7 36,6 39,4 40,2 41,6 38,6 41,0 40,4 40,3 38,1 38,1 38,7 22,4 20,2 19,6 20,36 20,25 41,6 1990 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 Industry Services Agriculture 100.0 100.0 100.0 9,4 10,3 10,2 10,6 10,37 10,6 6,5 7,0 8,0 8,5 8,3 8,7 4,1 3,2 3,5 4,0 3,4 3,4 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Industry Services Agriculture 100.0 100.0 6 PrudentBudgetControl Vietnam’sFisca lpolicyhasbeenreformed throughexpenditurecontrolandrevenue expansionmeasures „ Since2000,budgetdeficithasbeen maintainedbelowthetargetof2.5%GDP ExpenditurecannotexceedRevenue Commercialloansforbudget expenditurepurposesareforbidden „ Taxreformsconcentrateondirectsolutionsin taxcollections „ Bytheendo fthefiscalyearof2007,budget deficitwaskeptat1.8%/GDPCuốinămtài khoá2007,thâmhụtNSởmức18%/GDP Note:Fig uresc alculatedunderIMFst andards Source:MinistryofTrade Source:MinistryofFinance (VNDbillion) (%) FiscalPosition(20002007) TotalRevenueBreakdown(2007) (17,213) (12,142) (10,017) (13,300) (12,025) (10,904) (12,402) 2.8% 2.5% 1.9% 1.8% 1.1% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FiscalBalance %GDP ValueAddedTax 22.1% IncomeTax 38.7% Other 12.8% NonTaxRevenue 4.4% CapitalRevenue 5.8% NaturalRes.Tax 7.7% ImportandExportTax 8.6% 7 ExternalDebtsundercontrol Vietnam’sexternaldebtspositionhasbeen improvedconsiderablyinrecentyears „ Thetargetsofexternaldebtsnotexceeding 20%ofexportearningsandtotaldebtsnot exceeding50%GDPhavebeenachieved. „ Currentwithrespecttodebtpaymentsonall outstandingexternaldebt Vietnamhasbeenimprovingtheadministrationofexternaldebts,oneofthemeasuresto improveeffectiveadministrationofthefinancialsectorinthecountry Source:MinistryofFinance,State BankofViệtNam (US$triệu) (%) Note:D ebtServiceRatioiscalculatedasrationoftotaldebtservicetoexportsof goodsandnonfactorservicesin% Source:MinistryofFinance,State BankofViệtNam ExternalDebtObligationsDebtServiceCoverage 870 792 753 619 638 160 154 146 133 125 2006 2007 2008F 2009F 2010F Principal Interest 1,030 946 899 752 762 38,9% 30,5% 30,0% 35,3% 31,5% 32,1% 33,7% 39.1% 7,0% 7,1% 7,5% 8,1% 6,7% 7,1% 10,4% 11.1% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TotalExternalDebt/GDP DSR 8 ImprovingBoPPosition Vietnam’sBalanceof Paymentshasbeen improvedthroughmoresustainableforeign reserves Nguồn:BTC,StateBankofViệtNam ForeigncapitalinflowshaveresultedinasurplusinVi etnam’sBalanceofPayments Nguồn:BTC,NHNN (US$triệu) (US$triệu) CurrentAccount(20002007) BalanceofPayments(20002007) (US$triệu) CapitalAccount(20002007) 270 1.800 1.142 217 (925) (1,931) (863) 682 2,50% 0,7% (4.9%) 3,7% 2,1% (2.0%) 0,9% (2.5%) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 CurrentAccount As%ofGDP 220 1,136 1,913 2,604 2,447 4,083 (754) 17.00% 6.2% 12.0% 6.0% 8.3% 5.8% 0.7% (2.4%) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 CapitalAccount As%ofGDP 40 350 2.150 883 2.131 10.700 2.874 323 15,0% 6,8% 8,6% 1,9% 5,4% 1,0% 0,1% (1.0%) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BOP As%ofGDP 9 11.175 12.985 16150 16.049 15.740 15.608 15.368 15.070 14.504 14.018 15.875 11.050 11.023 10.000 11.000 12.000 13.000 14.000 15.000 16.000 17.000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 StableExchangeRates Vietnammaintainsamanagedfloatinitsforeign exchangeregime „ AflexibleexchangerateoftheVietnamDong hasfacilitatedexports „ Riskmitigatingcostsoffo reigninvestorshave beenlowered Nguồn:NHNN ExchangeRates(1995–2007) Theexchangeratestabilityhassuccessfullyfacilitated tradeandinvestment 2/1999:Fixedexchange rateregimechanged intoamanagedfloat regime [...]... were permitted in Vietnam 2002 6/ 2002: V Increasing domestic lending interest rate 2003 2004 2005 9/ 2005: „ Relaxing the foreign cap from 30% to 49% 10/ 2005: „ Successful launch of USD 750 ml of dollar denominated sovereign bonds for the 5/2006: „ Conclusion of Vietnam – US Agreement on Vietnam s WTO entry 11/ 2006: „ The WTO General Council recognized Vietnam s membership ... 12 1 Trade Liberalization: Next steps Lots of effective trade liberalization measures have boosted international trade „ Vietnam s 5year period trade policies beginning in 2001 reduced non tariff barriers to trade „ Since the conclusion of the US – Vietnam BTA in 2001, Vietnam s export turnover to the US increased from USD 1.1 bn in 2001 to USD 10.7 bn in 2007 „ Total export turnover reached USD 48.6 bn in 2007 ... The legal framework for reforming stateowned commercial banks was formulated by the Khuôn khổ pháp lý cho việc cải cách hệ thống Government in April 2001 with a view to enhancing the financial capacity, supporting the NHTMNN được CP ký ban hành vào 4/2001 để nâng cao năng lực tài chính và hỗ trợ tái cơ cấu các NH restructuring of banks and building trust. và xây dựng lòng tin. The State Bank is turned into the Central Bank „ Continue to restructure 36 JSBs under the supervision of the State Bank ... 2006 2007 Source: Bloomberg, Ministry of Finance In 2006 and 2007, the domestic capital market grew rapidly both in terms of quantiy and quality 17 5 Development of a bond market The Government of Vietnam promotes the mobilization of funds from the local sector to ensure the economic growth of the country Since 2000, the local bond market has witnessed significant progresses Domestic Government Debt ... Making public the financial status of enterprises „ Taking necessary measures to supervise the financial situation of enterprises and to effectively implement the taxation system 19 7 Legal Reforms Legal Reforms have been a challenge for Vietnam during its WTO accession negotiations. Major reforms include: 1. Improving consistency „ To ensure transparency „ To reflect the factual situation and the opinions of those affected by such legal documents ... 8% 8,5% 150 Local funding 65% 67% External funding 33% 35% 21 Sustainable Development Commitment Joining the WTO and fully participating in AFTA is a benchmark in 2007 12/ 2001: „ US – Vietnam BTA Ealier 2004: „ Promoting SOE Reforms, banking reforms and prvate sector development passed „ Revision of the 7/ 2000: „ The first securities trading floor opened in Hochiminh City ... Creation of sufficient social security 2000 2001 2002 2003 Exports 2004 2005 % to US 2006 2007 Transparency in the legal system Source: Ministry of Trade, General Statistical Office WTO entry for Vietnam will facilitate an acceleration of marketbased reforms 13 2 SOE Reforms SOE Reforms facilitate the development of the private sector and reduce the debt burden of the State Remarkable Reduction of SOEs . 0 Vietnam Facts Frankfurt,30/4/2008 1 Content 1. Vietnam economicoutlook 2.Majorreforms 2 1 Vietnam EconomicOutlook 3 Majorsocioeconomicindices Rapidgrowthhasbeenmaintained,inflationunder control.2006hasmarkedahighgrowthrateof8.2% peryear Real 2003 Real 2004 Real 2005 Real 2006 Real 2007 GDPGrowthRate Industry Agriculture,Forestry,Fishery Services 7.2% 10.3% 3.2% 6.6% 7.7% 10.2% 3.5% 7.5% 8.4% 10.6. 2007 StableExchangeRates Vietnam maintainsamanagedfloatinitsforeign exchangeregime „ Aflexibleexchangerateofthe Vietnam Dong hasfacilitatedexports „