FAD and MCM organized seminars on strengthening debt management, including fiscal risk management linked to on-lending and government guarantees, and enhancing the investor relations strategy. FAD also provided TA on the 2021–30 Tax System Reform Strategy, focusing on tax administration reform. In 2020, FAD provided TA on implementation of the 2021–30 Treasury Modernization Strategy, focusing on improvement of cash management, re-design of the Chart of Accounts, and internal audit. CDOT provided TA on external sector statistics in coordination with STA, and STI organized training. STA provided TA on Government Finance Statistics, National Accounts, Property Price Index, high frequency indicators and e-GDDS. FAD provided TA on strengthening Vietnam’s Treasury cash management.

The first FPAS TA took place in September and in December, a reserve management seminar was organized in coordination with CDOT. In 2019, ICD organized a scoping mission aiming at preparing comprehensive, multi-year training on Forecasting and Policy Analysis System (FPAS). At the authorities’ request, FAD conducted a Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA). In 2018, a high level MCM-APD workshop was held to share cross-country experiences regarding modernization of monetary policy framework with Vietnamese policymakers.

The IMF-World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program was undertaken during 2012–13. From December 2008 to January 2012, a resident advisor assisted the authorities in improving banking supervision. In recent years, Vietnam has received TA in the areas of statistics (government finance, external sector, price, and national accounts), reserve management, debt management, bank resolution, stress testing the banking sector, and monetary operations and liquidity management.

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