{"id":13661,"date":"2026-10-07T16:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mekong-partners.com\/?page_id=13661"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:09:10","slug":"external-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mekong-partners.com\/?page_id=13661","title":{"rendered":"External research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp-resource-page\" data-resource=\"external-research\"><section class=\"mp-external-reading\" id=\"research-reading\" aria-labelledby=\"mp-research-heading\"><p class=\"mp-insight-kicker\">EXTERNAL RESEARCH \/ ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS<\/p><h1 id=\"mp-research-heading\">Put the wider context alongside the operating questions.<\/h1><p>These studies provide background for the regional conversation. They are published by external institutions, not commissioned or authored by Mekong Partners.<\/p><div class=\"mp-reading-grid\"><article><small>WORLD BANK \/ 2024<\/small><h3>Viet Nam 2045: Trading Up in a Changing World<\/h3><p>A study of Vietnam\u2019s participation in global value chains, the move towards higher-value activities and the connections between international production and domestic capabilities.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/vietnam\/publication\/viet-nam-2045-trading-up-in-a-changing-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read at the World Bank \u2197<\/a><\/article><article><small>OECD \/ 20 JUNE 2025<\/small><h3>OECD Economic Surveys: Viet Nam 2025<\/h3><p>An economic survey with a special focus on trade, investment and productivity, including links between foreign-owned firms, local suppliers and workforce capability.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/oecd-economic-surveys-viet-nam-2025_fb37254b-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read at the OECD \u2197<\/a><\/article><\/div><p class=\"mp-insight-editorial-note\">The dates identify the editions linked here. Their forecasts and policy discussion reflect the information available to their authors at publication and should not be treated as current project-specific advice. Mekong Partners\u2019 decision playbooks are original editorial frameworks, not quotations or findings from these reports.<\/p><\/section><p class=\"mp-resource-back\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mekong-partners.com\/?page_id=12688\">Explore Insights &#038; resources \u2197<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<style>\nbody.page-id-13661 #pxl-main{padding:0!important}\n#pxl-main #pxl-post-13661 .mp-resource-page{max-width:1380px;padding:32px;margin:auto;color:#123e36;font-family:\"Public Sans\",Arial,sans-serif}\n#pxl-main #pxl-post-13661 .mp-resource-page *{box-sizing:border-box}\n#pxl-main #pxl-post-13661 .mp-resource-page>section{padding:40px;background:#f4f4ee;margin:0}\n#pxl-main #pxl-post-13661 .mp-resource-page h1{font-family:\"GT Walsheim Pro\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:36px!important;line-height:1.18!important;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:#123e36;max-width:1050px;margin:0 0 24px!important}\n#pxl-main #pxl-post-13661 .mp-resource-page 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