The Hanoitimes – Increasing nine points compared to the last quarter of 2017 on the back of increased positivity about local job prospects and the state of personal finances, Vietnam`s consumer confidence index reached a new all-time high of 124 points, according to a recent report by Nielsen Vietnam. Enhancing the quality of life After covering […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam`s economic minister has allayed concern over the possibility of another crisis coming amid global uncertainty. Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has played down the possible repetition of the “10-year-economic crisis” cycle in the next several years, citing Vietnam’s stable macro-economic fundamentals. Previous economic crises came from distorsions in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The processing and manufacturing sector continued to attract the major share of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in the first half of 2018, with US$7.91 billion. The Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported that the value accounted for 38.9% of the country’s total investment in H1 2018. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Growth in industry and construction sector remains major momentum for Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the first six months of 2018. Vietnam posted year-on-year GDP growth of 7.08% in the first two quarters of 2018, the best first-six-month performance in the last eight years, backed by growth in industry and construction, the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Merger and acquisition (M&A) in Vietnam’s real estate sector has surged strongly as foreign investors have optimized the channel to exploit the potential market. Deals heat up realty market Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC recently agreed to buy Vinhomes shares and extend the company a debt-like instrument in a US$1.3 billion deal. Nam […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam`s market for mother and child products have lured the participation of both foreign and domestic investment funds as its value is projected to reach US$7 billion with annual growth rate of 30-40% next years. The Daiwa-SSIAM Fund II, the second partnership between Japan’s Daiwa Securities and Vietnam’s SSI Asset Management, has recently […]
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