World economy still faces various risks despite its recent improvements, and further efforts on growth and consolidation are needed, said heads of world's leading economic organizations on Tuesday.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde Tuesday urged U.S. Congress to support the much-delayed IMF quota and governance reform package which would boost the global institution's resources

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nguyen Phu Trong will begin an official visit to India on November 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday (Oct 17) affirmed the Government's gratitude and sound management of official development assistance (ODA) from the international community.

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief warned Thursday that if U.S. Congress failed to raise the government's borrowing authority, it would seriously damage both the U.S. economy and the global economy,

VietNamNet Bridge – The government has pursued a cautious but flexible monetary policy over the past three years against the background that the global economy was recovering slowly and domestic inflation soared to 13.29% in the first half of 2011,

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged better global policy cooperation and economic reforms that could help tackle specific challenges in both advanced and emerging market economies.

 The global economy still faces risks of prolonged slump in Europe where stronger actions are needed to boost demand, the senior U.S. treasury department official said on Monday.

 After a marked downturn over the past two years, the global economy is expected to gain momentum slowly for the rest of 2013 and 2014 on the back of accommodative monetary policies in developed and developing economies,

VietNamNet Bridge – Administrative orders on the market are giving rise to corruption and spoiling business ethics, said economists, pointing an accusing finger at recent moves of the central bank.

 President Barack Obama warned the US economy would take a "big hit" and other countries would also suffer when harsh automatic spending cuts come into force within 48 hours.

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned of bubble driven by improper regulations on financial institutions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has achieved a trade surplus of 284 million USD this year after 20 years of running in a deficit, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).