Financial policies for socio-economic growth and development in the new context is the theme of the annual Vietnam Finance Forum 2022 held in the central city of Da Nang on November 25.

On June 16, 2022, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee adopted Resolution 18-NQ/TW on “continuing to renew and improve institutions and policies to raise the effectiveness and efficiency of land management and use, creating a momentum for Vietnam to become a high-income developed country” with many new breakthrough ideas.

On June 16, 2022, the fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee adopted Resolution 18/NQ-TW on continuing to renew and improve institutions and policies to raise the effect and efficiency of land management and use, creating the motive force for our country to become a high-income developed country. Below are excerpts of the Resolution.

The Government has issued a resolution on socio-economic recovery and development program, and the implementation of the National Assembly’s resolution on fiscal and financial policies in support of the program.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai instructed ministries to complete the draft Resolution of the Government on the socio-economic recovery and development program during a conference on January 25 in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 6 urged the financial sector to harmoniously combine fiscal and monetary policies, and better the State budget management work in 2022.

Industry continued to prosper last year, with added value increasing by 4.82 per cent compared to 2020, which will be an important factor in boosting national economic growth in 2022.

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a new issue of interest of most central banks and economists and lawmakers in the world. In short, CBDC is a generic term for a version of currency that could use an electronic record or digital token to represent the digital form of a nation’s currency. CBDC is issued and managed directly by the central bank and could be circulated like a traditional currency. This article discusses CBDC’s economic and legal aspects, including CBDC technologies, its advantages and downsides and possible legal reforms for issuance of CBDC.

On September 27, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong signed Resolution 52-NQ/TW, on a number of policies on the nation’s proactive involvement in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, affirming that the nation will take strong actions to take advantage of opportunities brought by the Revolution. Vietnam Law and Legal Forum would like to introduce important contents of this Resolution.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a consultation conference in the southern province of Binh Duong on February 14 to discuss orientations towards refining mechanisms and policies on foreign direct investment in the new context.