Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receive WB Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione in Hanoi, June 5, 2019 (Photo: Thong Nhat/ VNA)

At a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday, Dione told Prime Minister Phuc of important cooperative issues, including Vietnam’s use of loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Prime Minister Phuc said Vietnam has a close partnership with big international financial mechanisms, including the World Bank. Vietnam saw robust economic growth and improved living standards last year despite global complexities, Mr. Phuc said, adding that Vietnam is developing its industry toward applying advanced technologies and wants advice from the World Bank in this area.