HAI DUONG LIGHTS THE WAY TO FACILITATE INVESTORS FROM AFAR
The northern province of Hai Duong currently has thousands of hectares of clean available land for foreign-invested enterprises, which Japanese groups in particular are interested in.
FDI FLOWS INTO VIETNAM GO UP 14.8 PER CENT IN 11 MONTHS
Nearly 28.85 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) was registered as of November 20, rising 14.8 per cent year on year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
LOW BANK RATES FAIL TO STIMULATE STRONG CAPITAL INFLUX INTO SECURITIES MARKET
The domestic stock market in Việt Nam, comprising the HOSE, HNX, and UPCoM exchanges, has shown improvement in transaction value since the beginning of the second quarter. The average session value has risen from US$476 million in the first quarter to $677 million in the second quarter and further to $1.01 billion in the third quarter of 2023.
DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK NEEDED FOR WIND POWER SALES
Earlier, the Singapore government approved in principle the sale of 1.2GW from a 2.3GW offshore wind farm under the management of the PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) - a member of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN), to the Southeast Asian island nation through a high-voltage undersea cable.
DEVELOPING THE CARBON MARKET IS KEY TO GREEN TRANSITION
The World Bank Group's Country Report on Climate and Development for Việt Nam in 2022 highlights that the effects of climate change cost the country roughly US$10 billion in 2020, approximately 3.2 per cent of GDP. By 2050, the entire economic expense associated with climate change could reach $523 billion.
VIET NAM’S STABILITY, OPENNESS KEY TO NEW FDI COMMITMENTS
Cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) commitment in Viet Nam increased despite global uncertainties, thanks to continued confidence in Viet Nam’s stability and openness, noted the World Bank (WB). In its Viet Nam Macro Monitoring for October 2023 report, the WB said, FDI commitment in Viet Nam for the first 10 months of 2023 reached US$25.7 billion, 14.7 percent higher than the same period last year.
GERMAN INVESTORS CONTINUE TO BET ON THE VIETNAMESE MARKET
On November 21, the results of the AHK World Business Outlook Fall 2023 survey were unveiled, providing valuable insights into the perspectives of German investors around the world and in Vietnam. The survey, conducted from September 25 to October 20, focused on assessing the business situation, expectations, investment activities, and associated risks faced by German companies operating in Vietnam.
VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO MEET 2023 PUBLIC INVESTMENT TARGET
With less than six weeks before the year 2023 is out, Vietnam is seeing the public investment disbursement target for the year as an impossible mission. Data from the Ministry of Finance showed that the nationwide disbursement results up to October amounted to 52% of the full-year plan and achieved 56% of the target set by the prime minister.
