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Browse Browsethiscollection Authorprofiles Sitestatistics Focus Browse Collections Authors Dates Topics Titles Browsethiscollection Authors Dates Topics Titles Authorprofiles View Sitestatistics Authors Countries Titles Focus Sub-SaharanAfricaSustainableDevelopmentGoals Home »07.EconomicandSectorWork(ESW)Studies »Sector/ThematicStudies »EconomicUpdatesandModeling Report DigitalVietnam:ThePathtoTomorrow cb TweetLikeShare#Shares: 0 Download EnglishPDF11.49MB Textfile321.5KB Published 2021-08 Author(s) WorldBank Metadata Showfullitemrecord AbstractThereportreviewstherecent developmentsintheVietnameseeconomyanddiscussesthe economy’sshort-tomedium-termprospects,highlighting domesticandexternalrisksassociatedtotheCOVID-19 (coronavirus)pandemic.Aspecialemphasisisonwhat Vietnamneedstodotorealizeitsobjectiveofbecomingone ofthemostadvanceddigitaleconomiesintheworldwhile maximizingthebenefitsfromthistransformation. Citation “WorldBank.2021.DigitalVietnam:ThePathtoTomorrow.TakingStock;.WorldBank,Washington,DC.©WorldBank.https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36190License:CCBY3.0IGO.” URI http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36190 Collection(s) ThisitemappearsinthefollowingCollection(s) EconomicUpdatesandModeling ShowStatisticalInformation Usersalsodownloaded GlobalEconomicProspects,January2022  WorldBank(2022-01-11) Theglobalrecoveryissettodecelerateamiddiminishedpolicysupport,continuedCOVID-19flare-ups,andlingeringsupplybottlenecks.Incontrasttothatinadvancedeconomies,outputinemergingmarketanddevelopingeconomieswillremainmarkedlybelowpre-pandemictrendsovertheforecasthorizon.Theoutlookiscloudedbyvariousdownsiderisks,includingnewCOVID-19outbreaks,thepossibilityofde-anchoredinflationexpectations,andfinancialstressinacontextofrecord-highdebtlevels.Ifsomecountrieseventuallyrequiredebtrestructuring,thiswillbemoredifficulttoachievethaninthepast.Climatechangemayincreasecommoditypricevolatility,creatingchallengesforthealmosttwo-thirdsofemergingmarketanddevelopingeconomiesthatrelyheavilyoncommodityexportsandhighlightingtheneedforassetdiversification.Socialtensionsmayheightenasaresultoftheincreaseininequalitycausedbythepandemic.Thesechallengesunderscoretheimportanceofstrengthenedglobalcooperationtopromoteagreen,resilient,andinclusiverecoverypath. Theglobalrecoveryissettodecelerateamiddiminishedpolicysupport,continuedCOVID-19flare-ups,andlingeringsupplybottlenecks.Incontrasttothatinadvancedeconomies,outputinemergingmarketanddevelopingeconomieswillremainmarkedlybelowpre-pandemictrendsovertheforecasthorizon.Theoutlookiscloudedbyvariousdownsiderisks,includingnewCOVID-19outbreaks,thepossibilityofde-anchoredinflationexpectations,andfinancialstressinacontextofrecord-highdebtlevels.Ifsomecountrieseventuallyrequiredebt... Theglobalrecoveryissettodecelerateamiddiminishedpolicysupport,continuedCOVID-19flare-ups,andlingeringsupplybottlenecks.Incontrasttothatinadvancedeconomies,outputinemergingmarketanddevelopingeconomieswillremainmarkedlybelowpre-pandemictrendsovertheforecasthorizon.Theoutlookiscloudedbyvariousdownsiderisks,includingnewCOVID-19outbreaks,thepossibilityof... AnOverviewofAgriculturalPollutioninVietnam:TheLivestockSector  Dinh,TungXuan(2017) Inthepast10years,Vietnam’s populationhasgrownbyaround1.03percentperyear, increasingfrom83.1millionin2005to93.4millionin 2015.Fooddemandhasalsoincreasedrapidlyaspopulation andincomeshaveincreased,andfoodconsumptionpatterns haveshifted.Intensificationhasbeenthesector’sresponse tothissurgeindemand,especiallyinpigandpoultry production,andthispatternhasgivenrisetoenvironmental problems.Theobjectiveofthereviewwastoprovideabroad nationaloverviewon(a)pollutionrelatedtolivestock development—itsmagnitude,impacts,anddrivers;(b) measuresthatarecurrentlyinplacetomanageormitigate wastepollutionindifferentfarmingsystemsandthe potentialforaddressingtheproblemswhenmovingforward; and(c)existingknowledgegapsanddirectionsforfuture researchandinterventions.Thepaperisorganizedintonine ... Inthepast10years,Vietnam’s populationhasgrownbyaround1.03percentperyear, increasingfrom83.1millionin2005to93.4millionin 2015.Fooddemandhasalsoincreasedrapidlyaspopulation andincomeshaveincreased,andfoodconsumptionpatterns haveshifted.Intensificationhasbeenthesector’sresponse tothissurgeindemand,especiallyinpigandpoultry production,andthispatternhasgivenrisetoenvironmental problems.The... Inthepast10years,Vietnam’s populationhasgrownbyaround1.03percentperyear, increasingfrom83.1millionin2005to93.4millionin 2015.Fooddemandhasalsoincreasedrapidlyaspopulation andincomeshaveincreased,andfoodconsumptionpatterns haveshifted.Intensificationhasbeenthesector’sresponse tothissurge... CommodityMarketsOutlook,October2021  WorldBankGroup(2021-10-21) Commoditypriceshaverisentohighlevelsbyhistoricalstandards.Energypriceshaveincreasedsharply,especiallyfornaturalgasandcoal,whilemostnon-energypriceshaveplateauedaftersteepincreasesearlierintheyear.Crudeoilpricesareforecasttoaverage$74/bblin2022,upfromaprojected$70/bblin2021.Afterregisteringmorethan48percentincreasethisyear,metalpricesareprojectedtodecline5percentin2022.Agriculturalprices,whichareprojectedtorisemorethan20percentthisyear,areexpectedtobroadlystabilizein2022.Theseforecastsaresubjecttosubstantialrisks,fromadverseweather,furthersupplyconstraints,oradditionaloutbreaksofCOVID-19.Energypricesareparticularlyatriskofadditionalvolatilityinthenear-termgivenlowinventorylevels.ASpecialFocussectionexplorestheimpactofurbanizationoncommoditydemand.Althoughcitiesareoftenassociatedwithincreaseddemandforenergycommodities(andhencegreenhousegasemissions)thereportfindsthathigh-densitycities,particularlyinadvancedeconomies,canhave... Commoditypriceshaverisentohighlevelsbyhistoricalstandards.Energypriceshaveincreasedsharply,especiallyfornaturalgasandcoal,whilemostnon-energypriceshaveplateauedaftersteepincreasesearlierintheyear.Crudeoilpricesareforecasttoaverage$74/bblin2022,upfromaprojected$70/bblin2021.Afterregisteringmorethan48percentincreasethisyear,metalpricesareprojectedtodecline5percentin2022.Agriculturalprices,whichareprojectedtorisemorethan20percentthisyear,areexpectedtobroadlystabilize... Commoditypriceshaverisentohighlevelsbyhistoricalstandards.Energypriceshaveincreasedsharply,especiallyfornaturalgasandcoal,whilemostnon-energypriceshaveplateauedaftersteepincreasesearlierintheyear.Crudeoilpricesareforecasttoaverage$74/bblin2022,upfromaprojected$70/bblin2021.Afterregisteringmorethan48percentincreasethisyear,metalpricesareprojected... Relateditems Showingitemsrelatedbytitle,author,creatorandsubject. 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