IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Vietnam

IMF Office in Vietnam

Resident Representative for Vietnam

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Tel: 84-24-3-824-3350
Fax: 84-24-3-825-1885
Email: RR-VNM@imf.org

Front row (from left to right): My-Le Nguyen, Hai Hoang, Van-Anh Nguyen, Nga Kim Ha Back row (from left to right): Dai-Quang Du, Francois Painchaud

Francois Painchaud, Resident Representative, Vietnam/Lao PDR: Resident Representative, Lao PDR and Vietnam since June 2019. Francois joined the IMF in 2009 and was previously the IMF Resident Representative in Georgia. He worked on a number of countries, including Russia, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Pakistan, Senegal, and Myanmar. Francois holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics from the Université Laval in Quebec City.
Nga Kim Ha, Senior Economist: Nga was seconded to the IMF Hanoi Office from the State Bank of Vietnam in 1997 and became a staff member in 2000. Nga is in charge of monetary and external sectors. She is the primary contact point in our office for Lao PDR. She also administers the IMF training programs for the office. She holds degrees from Saitama University, Japan (M.A., Public Policy) and National Economics University, Hanoi (B.A., Economics).
Van Anh Nguyen, Economist: Van Anh joined the IMF Hanoi Office in 1997, and is in charge of real sector, and data management and analysis. She holds degrees from the National Economics University, Hanoi (MBA) and the University of Agriculture, Hanoi (Bsc).
Hai Hoang, Office Manager: Hai joined the IMF Hanoi Office in 2004. Besides administering the office, she co-handles operations and the budget with Hao. She holds a B.A. from the Foreign Language University, Hanoi. She has a good working knowledge of German.
Dai Quang Du, Office Driver and Technical Assistant: Dai has worked for IMF Hanoi Office since 2007. Prior to 2007, he worked for several Japanese companies (Mitsubishi, Hitachi, SEED Vietnam). He is fluent in Russian.
Le My Nguyen, Office Assistant: Le has worked for the IMF Hanoi Office since 2007. She makes absolutely the best cup of tea in Hanoi. You are invited to come by!!!

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This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Vietnam, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Vietnam and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Vietnam.

Vietnam and the IMF Country page

Vietnam: At a Glance
News and Highlights
Vietnam and the IMF
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Vietnam: At a Glance

Current IMF membership: 189 countries
Vietnam joined the Fund on September 21, 1956; Article VIII
At a Glance—Vietnam and the IMF
Quota: SDR 460.70 million
Outstanding Purchases and Loans: PRGF arrangements SDR 74.52 million
The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on June 11, 2014 (Country Report 14/311)
VIETNAM: Latest Economic and Financial Data Last update: March 2017

News and Highlights

Money, Transformed: The Future of Currency in A Digital World

Finance and Development Magazine, June 2018

May 30, 2018
Climbing Out of Debt

Finance and Development, March 2018

March 8, 2018
Millennials and the Future of Work

Finance & Development Magazine, June 2017 Issue

September 8, 2017
World Economic Outlook Update, July 2017

The Global Economy Maintains Momentum

July 25, 2017
What We Have Seen and Learned 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis

Blog by Mitsuhiro Furusawa

July 13, 2017

Vietnam and the IMF

Vietnam's Success in Containing COVID-19 Offers Roadmap for Other Developing Countries

June 29, 2020

The father of the Vietnamese nation, Ho Chi Minh, once noted that: “The storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.” Vietnam has so far shown strength and stability in weathering the COVID-19 storm, and offers a successful example of how a developing country can fight a pandemic.
Vietnam's Development Success Story and the Unfinished SDG Agenda

February 14, 2020

Author/Editor:Anja Baum
Series:Working Paper No. 20/31
Vietnam : Technical Assistance Report-Report on the National Accounts Mission

December 19, 2019

Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 19/373
Moving the Money to Finance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

September 26, 2019
Credit Misallocation and Economic Growth in Vietnam

September 6, 2019

Author/Editor:Mitsuru Katagiri
Series:Working Paper No. 19/189

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DMD Furusawa met H.E. Vuong Dinh Hue, Deputy Prime Minister on June 25, 2018
DMD Furusawa met H.E. Vuong Dinh Hue, DPM of Vietnam on June 25, 2018

October 22, 2019

Headwinds from prolonged global policy uncertainty, distortionary trade measures, and growth deceleration in the economies of important trading partners are influencing economic growth in Asia and the Pacific. Although the region is still the world’s fastest growing major region, contributing more than two-thirds to global growth, near-term prospects have deteriorated noticeably since the April 2019 World Economic Outlook, with risks skewed to the downside.
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