Little-known facts about VN Prime Minister’s advisory team  The Prime Minister’s advisory team includes 13 members who are experts in many business fields. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chairs the government meeting in March Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a March government meeting said ‘goodbye’ to the Government’s members, finishing his term. He presented gifts to all the members of the government and members of the Prime Minister’s advisory team. The advisory team are prestigious and influential experts such as Head of the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) Nguyen Dinh Cung, former deputy chair of the National Assembly’s Office and former Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen. The task of the advisory group is making reports about the socio-economic situation and giving advice on the management of the economy. “The advisory group gathers once a month, about 2-3 days before the regular government meeting. Mr Truong Dinh Tuyen, the Prime Minister’s special envoy, very trusted by the Prime Minister, is the head of the team,” said Nguyen Duc Thanh, a member of the advisory team. Thanh said the team was convened for the last time some days before the March Government meeting. The Prime Minister scheduled a farewell meeting forbthe team’s members. The advisory team are prestigious and influential experts such as Head of the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) Nguyen Dinh Cung, former deputy chair of the National Assembly’s Office and former Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen. When asked about the routine works of the team, Thanh said the team’s members gather and discuss issues before they come to agreements. After that, Tuyen, on behalf of the team, would write reports and send them to the Prime Minister before the monthly government meeting begins. The team gave advice on many different issues; however, what they focused on policies to stabilize the macroeconomic stability, administration & business environment renovation and state-owned enterprise reform. The economy fell into uncertainties, as the national economy gained high growth rates but latent risks existed. The advisory team then gave detailed suggestions on matters relating to macro solutions, finance and the flexible management of monetary policies. Thanh believes it was the strong determination of the Prime Minister and ministers which helped bring the national economy back. When asked about future plans, Thanh said the newly elected Prime Minister, to be approved by the National Assembly will set up an advisory team. The team may have both old and new members. In 1993, the then Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet decided on a consultation team of 10 members for economic and administrative reform. In 1996, the team was re-organized into the research team of economic, social and administrative innovation. In May 1998, the then Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was upgraded into the Prime Minister’s Research Team. The list of the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s Advisory Team in 2011-2016: The list of the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s Advisory Team in 2011-2016: 1.Truong DinhTuyen, Prime Minister’s special envoy on economy 2.Nguyen XuanThang, chair of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences 3.Vu Viet Ngoan, chair of the National Finance Supervision Council 4.Cao Viet Sinh, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment 5.Nguyen Si Dung, deputy chair of the National Assembly’s Office 6.Nguyen Dinh Cung, head of CIEM 7.Tran Dinh Thien, head of the Vietnam Economics Institute 8.Dang Kiem Son head of the Institute for Agriculture Policies and Strategies 9.Vo Tri Thanh, deputy head of CIEM 10. Nguyen Quang Thai, secretary general of the Vietnam Economics Association 11.Tran Du  Lich, National Assembly Deputy 12.Le XuanNghia, head of the Business Development Institute 13.Nguyen Duc Thanh, head of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research Dan Viet