01786cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016175 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513527024 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Baum, Anja. Vietnam's Development Success Story and the Unfinished SDG Agenda / Anja Baum. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (31 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Despite starting as one of the poorest countries in the mid-1980s, Vietnam has achieved rapid developmental progress, reaching lower middle-income status in 2010. In line with rapid economic growth, Vietnam has achieved impressive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this time. This paper sheds light on some elements of Vietnam's success story, highlighting crucial policies in education and electricity sectors. It undertakes a forward-looking costing exercise that focusses on five sectors - education, health, roads, water, and electricity infrastructure. Achieving the remaining SDGs in Vietnam will be a challenge, with total annual additional spending needs in the 5 subsectors estimated at 7 percent of GDP by 2030. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/031 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2020/031/001.2020.issue-031-en.xml IMF e-Library