Vietnam targets $5.5bn in foreign loans for 2026 to boost infrastructure developmentListen to this articleTraffic on a street in Hanoi on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Reuters)HANOI - Vietnam ‍plans ‍to secure $5.5 billion (172.5 billion baht) in foreign loans in 2026 as it seeks to speed up ‌the construction of large-scale national infrastructure ​projects and tackle persistent bottlenecks in the disbursement of development finance, its government said on Friday. Last month, the Southeast Asian nation commenced construction on 234 infrastructure projects worth 3,400 trillion dong (4 trillion baht). The government did not give ‌a breakdown of the planned 2026 foreign loans or provide detail about the types of borrowing, which are expected to include official development assistance (ODA), concessional loans, and ⁠other forms of external financing. A ​new ODA strategy for the 2026–2030 period aims to attract up to $38 billion, primarily for major infrastructure development.

Source: Bangkok Post January 16, 2026 07:25 UTC