In the global digital economy, data is increasingly being described as a strategic resource that determines the competitiveness of nations. While development advantages once depended on natural resources or capital, today the ability to collect, process, utilize, and commercialize data has become a new measure of economic strength.

According to information recently released by the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance), in the first four months of 2026, despite complex and volatile global conditions, Vietnam’s economy has continued to show positive signs, with notable highlights in industrial production, public investment disbursement, and an increase in newly established and reactivated enterprises.

The credit rating agency has announced it will retain Vietnam’s credit rating, and raise the country’s credit from stable to positive. Vietnam is the only country in the world to have its outlook improved.