1. Full name: Nguyen Trong Nghĩa                                              2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: September 9th 1975                                          4. Place of birth: Ha Noi

5. Admission decision number: Decision 2197/QD-DHKT dated Oct 07, 2013 of the Dean of the School of Economic -  Hanoi National University, year QH-2013-E.NCS

6. Changes in academic process: Decision 37/QĐ-ĐHKT dated 6/1/2014; Decision 5755/QĐ-ĐHKT dated 31/12/2015 on change of academic mentor; Decision 1855/QĐ-ĐHKT dated 30/6/2016 on the name of the doctor thesis for doctorate student of QH-2013-E.NCS.   

7. Official thesis title: Public Debt Sustainability: International Experience and Some thoughts in the case of Viet Nam

8. Major: International Economic                                                            9. Code: 9 31 01 06

10. Supervisors: (1) Associate Prof., Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thien; (2) Dr. Nguyen Cam Nhung

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis

- Generalize existing theoretical issues relating to debt sustainability and the management of public debt.

- Draw lessons learn from past experience on debt crises and from best practices in public debt management

- Analyze public debt sustainability of Viet Nam for medium and longer term based on actual data.

- Suggest ideas and recommendations on several issues for improvement of public debt management in Viet Nam in view of debt sustainability

12. Practical applicability, if any:

- Reference for future study on the topics and relation topics in debt management.

- Reference for public debt management practices.

13. Further research directions, if any

- Finding debt safety indicators and early warming level of such indicator for medium and long term in Viet Nam.

14. Thesis-related publications:

[1] “Some issues in debt safety indicators” on Financial Review, October 2018 (690), pp 22-36.

[2] “On the factors relating to public debt sustainability” on Financial Review, November (692) 2018.

[3] “Contingent liability in government debt management”, Economic Forecast, 14, July 2017 (526), pp 24-26.

[4] Member, secretary of the ministerial-level research project (Ministry of Finance) on "The status quo, challenges and directions for issuance, management and performance of government obligations in guarantee commitments and Government guarantee for investment projects." Completed and commissioned in 2013.

[5] Chairing the grassroots research on "Risk identification for the public debt portfolio and joint solution to continue debt restructuring and risk management". Completed and commissioned in 2011.

[6] Chairing the grassroots research on "Experiences in dealing with bad debts of some countries and lessons for Vietnam". Completed and commissioned in 2011.

[7] Member of the Ministerial Research Project (Ministry of Finance) on "The rationale and international experience for Vietnam's issuance of international bonds to the international capital market." Completed and commissioned in 2005.