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CAPITAL FLOWS STRONGLY INTO INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE
Industrial real estate has had easier access to bank credit since July, when the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reduced the credit risk coefficient for industrial real estate from 200 per cent to 160 per cent, encouraging commercial banks to lend to more projects in the segment.
GDP GROWTH REACHES 6.42 PC IN FIRST HALF
Vietnam's economy grew by 6.42 pc in the first six months of 2024, slightly lower than the figure of 6.58 pc in the same time of 2022 within the 2020-2024 period.
FDI INFLOW INTO VIETNAM REACHES NEARLY 15.2 BILLION USD
Vietnam attracted nearly 15.2 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.1 per cent, according to the General Statistics Office.
ESTABLISHING NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security is drafting the data law project to unify, synchronize and effectively use data for administration and social economic development, for digital government development and for administrative procedure reform.
CONGLOMERATES AID FOREIGN MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT
The manufacturing and processing sector is attracting major investment from abroad, thanks to the expansion of key conglomerates, especially from South Korea. With total revenues of about $16.2 billion and profit of $400 million last year, Hyosung Group, which works in textiles and garments, industrial materials, IT, construction, and chemicals, has expressed its plan to expand operations in Vietnam.
SPECIAL POLICIES PROPOSED TO DEVELOP THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
The draft law has proposed a number of outstanding policies to promote the development of the digital technology industry, develop the brand of Việt Nam's digital technology industry and develop domestic and foreign markets, as well as investing, purchasing and selecting suppliers of digital technology products and services using State budget capital.
GOVERNMENT EXTENDS VAT REDUCTION THROUGH 2024
Under the new decree, business facilities opting for the VAT discount method will enjoy a reduced VAT rate of 8% on eligible goods and services. Business entities, including business households and individual businesses, utilizing the revenue-based VAT calculation method will benefit from a 20% reduction in their VAT calculation percentage rate.
COMPLETING LEGAL CORRIDOR FOR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha urged precise definitions of mixed-use office cum hotel (Officetel) and condominium cum hotel (Condotel) in the draft decree outlining certain provisions of the Law on Real Estate Business. In a recent live-streamed session chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, stakeholders convened to deliberate on the aforementioned draft decree.
