CPV Preservation Not Reform

April 2006 | Political Risk Analysis

In Q206 Vietnam holds its most important political event of the year, and possibly the decade. The tenth national party congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in May not only provides the opportunity to set policy for the next five years, but to assess the progress of the Doi Moi (renewal) process, a series of economic reforms initiated 20 years ago this year. However, while the party will continue to oversee great strides in poverty reduction and economic development, political reform will remain largely focused at eradicating threats to CPV's monopoly hold on

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