The Untapped Economic Potential Of Vietnam’s Ethnic Minority Groups

Back in May, a report from the World Bank highlighted that one key area Vietnam will need to address to achieve its goal of becoming a high-income economy by 2045 will be human capital investment.

Already, according to the report, half of the country’s firms see a shortage of workers with advanced cognitive, technical and socio-behavioural skills as a major barrier to their business expansion. The report said Vietnam needed to increase the number of “skilled workers and opportunities for all”, adding that while the country has made significant progress in reducing poverty and increasing access to education and healthcare over the last two decades, disparities between ethnic groups remain……………………………………………..