Investment

Many cities and provinces have faced difficulties in conducting investment procedures, particularly for projects using local land, due to the inconsistency and contradictions among the prevailing regulations.

In the race to gain market share in retail space, many people are worried about the inferiority of domestic investors before the progress of big players from Japan and Thailand.

The Hanoi-based hi-tech park expects to attract quality projects creating high spill-over effects to the city and surrounding provinces.

According to experts, many foreign investors consider M&A the most effective and fastest way to penetrate and expand operations in the Vietnamese market.

The food and beverage (F&B) industry in Vietnam will likely see a growth rate of 10.9% for the 2017-2019 period, Business Monitor International (BMI) has forecast.

The US-Sino trade spat puts more pressure on the country and businesses to develop human resource.

The funds generated will be used to pursue other opportunities in Vietnam.

By acquiring the investment, Cinnamon is expected to accelerate the growth through the expansion of customer network to the US, while building strong organizations to provide cutting-edge AI technologies and quality customer services in Japan, Vietnam, and Taiwan (China).

While Hon Hai did not indicate the move was related to orders for Apple, in a separate filing the Taiwanese manufacturer said it was selling on the Vietnamese land rights to a unit of Hong Kong-listed FIT Hon Teng, an iPhone cable and connector maker Foxconn controls.

Allianz is expected to bring its digital insurance products and services into Vietnam – a key emerging market and one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, said the group’s executive.

However, there currently remains a lack of legal framework on transferring the operation rights of expressways in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister held bilateral talks and dialogues with a number of global high-ranking officials.

IPOs of private companies in Vietnam performed well because there was more transparency in the process, management meetings, prospectus and book-building process.

Besides South Korea, Japan and the US are also promoting their new investment strategies into Vietnam.

More than half of the funding came from domestic investment funds, indicating a growing interest from the domestic investors for start-ups and their willingness to invest, local media reported.

Once completed, the center would be IKEA’s main supply hub for its Southeast Asian market, Vnexpress reported.

After the CPTPP came into force, Vietnam is expected to directly benefit from trade liberalization and improved market access.

As the stock market is experiencing high volatility and shows little signs of strong recovery, the state is struggling to sell its stake in SOEs on schedule.

No industrial zones are deep inland and the key ones are tied with seaports, underpinned by increasing investment in infrastructure.

To capture the high-quality investment inflow, Vietnam must improve its competitiveness significantly as it ranked 77th in the Global Competitiveness Report 2018, a position quite low compared to other regional countries