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Budget
Vietnam scores low for budget transparency as public participation remains 'limited'
Scoring only 18 out of 100 on an open budget index compiled by the International Budget Partnership, Vietnam’s budget transparency is deemed “scant” and far below the world average score of 45. The performance is slightly worse than that of 2012, when the country scored 19, according ...
MPs approve loans worth billions in 2015
Parliament approved more than US$2.7 billion in foreign loans during its 12th session, Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann said on 28 August, as the session was brought to a close after seven months. Keep reading ...
Vietnam shares budget problems with Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar
Budget decisions and oversight were among the subjects discussed by representatives from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar together with foreign experts at a joint workshop that opened in the central coastal city of Da Nang on 17 August. Keep reading ...
