“The World in 2012” is renowned as one of the most successful of the Economist Magazine - the world’s No 1 economic magazine.

The publication, issued at the end of each year, forecasts socio-economic, cultural and technological situation in the world with the participation of the world’s leading journalists and editors.

Under the sponsorship of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Vietnam CEO Corp will co-ordinate with the Business Forum Newspaper and the Entrepreneur Magazine to organize a seminar entitled “The World and Vietnam: Forecasts 2012” in Hanoi on December 17.

Scholars and policy-makers, leading economist and leaders from big enterprises will discuss and forecast the economic trends in the world and Vietnam.

They will also propose solutions for the Vietnamese enterprises in three major areas including outlets for Vietnamese goods and retail market, how to solve the problem of capital sources in the context that the government has tightened financial and monetary policies, and solutions to restructure businesses.

In addition, “The World 2012” will provide an overview on the world economy from the perspective of politicians including Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton and David Cameron, as well as Bill Gates, Carlos Slim and other well-known figures.

The World 2012 has been published in 31 languages with more than one million issues circulated each year in 90 countries across the continents.