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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2013
- ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
- Post-2015: the state of play
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness-raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
Vietnam
Handicraft production near Hanoi (supported by a microproject)
Vietnam
Population 89,69 millions
Surface area 330 960 km2
GNP per inhabitant (PPP in $) 4 001
Classification in HDI 127/187
In 2013, Vietnam celebrated twenty years of development cooperation in the presence of its Prime Minister. Some major Luxembourgish interventions – in the field of hospitality and tourism training, rural development and health – were presented at the occasion, since Luxembourg also began its development cooperation with Vietnam in 1993. Vietnam became a partner country of Luxembourg’s development cooperation in 1995.
Due to the fact that Vietnam was given the status of a middle-income country in 2012 and Luxembourg is preparing its exit strategy from the country, the final projects to be implemented there will focus on green growth, the banking sector and research. At the end of 2013, Vietnam presented its strategy for green growth – which Luxembourg plans to support. At the end of 2013, a new project started in the Hué region. Its main objectives – alongside poverty reduction – are the adaptation to climate change in this coastal region, an area which is particularly vulnerable to recurrent natural disasters.
The first project in the field of training in the financial sector ended in 2013. This project will be complemented in 2014 by a second phase which should also contribute to a future cooperation between Vietnam and Luxembourg beyond development cooperation.
