The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is forecasting GDP growth of 5.8 percent for Vietnam this year, according to its World Economic Outlook report. This is on the back of growth forecasts from other institutions, including the UOB, AMRO, and ADB, that ranged from 6 to 6.8 percent. The World Bank has released a report on Vietnam’s 2023 outlook, with a focus on macro poverty, which covers challenges for economic mobility, transformation of the youth labor force and skill level of jobs, fiscal policy, financing future investments, and building the middle class. The United States Mission to Vietnam, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), has launched a new tool called the Provincial Green Index to encourage green economic growth. The Green Index evaluates and ranks provinces’ environmental policies from the perspective of businesses, with the aim of promoting eco-friendly business practices and attracting green investments. Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation has announced it has secured $692 million for a wind power project in Laos that would sell electricity over the border to Vietnam, with the wind farm expected to have 133 wind turbines generating 600-megawatts of electricity. Meanwhile, discussions are underway to revive the Formula 1 project in Hanoi.