Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue on September 17 inspected preparations for the VietnamSocio-Economic Forum 2022 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi.

The virtual event, scheduled for September 18,will be jointly organised by the NA's Economic Committee, the Party CentralCommittee’s Economic Commission, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics,and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

It is expected to see the presence of PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Party and State leaders,and around 400 delegates, including foreign scientists and experts.

Themed “Reinforcing the Macroeconomic Foundation,Promoting Sustainable Recovery and Development”, the forum aims to to seekrecommendations from experts in making decisions and policies in multiple keysectors, in an effort to boost socio-economic recovery and development.

It will provide a comprehensive review ofVietnam's economy in the first nine months of 2022 and outlook for the entireyear; discuss pressing domestic and international socio-economic problems andinstitutional issues in the new context; and identify potential inflationary,financial, fiscal and monetary risks as well as discuss solutions and policiesto address issues in the fields of science-technology, education, labour,health care and social welfare.

There will be two seminar sessions – one onaccelerating institutional reforms and improving policies on land management asa major solution for socio-economic recovery and development; and the other onfostering the implementation of supportive policies for enterprises andlabourers to leverage business and production recovery and sustainabledevelopment.

The NA Chairman requested the event’s OrganisingCommittee and the NA Office to closely coordinate with specialised agencies andunits to review the preparation work and have a detailed plan for each task,stressed that the organisation of the forum must be carefully, professional andeffective.

NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA OfficeBui Van Cuong said all preparations for the event, from the installation oftechnical equipment and decorative items for meeting rooms to measures toensure security, health, food safety and hygiene, and pandemic prevention andcontrol, have been completed.

He noted that the opening ceremony of the forumwill be broadcast live on the National Assembly Television and livestreamed onthe website quochoitv.vn and social networks. It will be connected to sixdomestic sites including the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, VietnamNational University-Hanoi, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City,Academy of Finance, Banking Academy and University of Foreign Trade. 

Journalists from six international news agencies, including Reuters,Phoenix, Channel News Asia Singapore, Bloomberg and EPA, have registered tocover the event along with hundreds of reporters, editors, technicians ofdomestic press agencies./.