Thai investment in Việt Nam increases The strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Thailand is developing strongly and comprehensively in all fields, especially economic, trade and investment co-operation.

South Korean brokerages on the way to dominate the market

The abundance of capital based on low-interest loans has helped those firms offer lower margin lending rates to investors, thus gradually winning the market shares from local companies.

More M&A deals in the banking sector next year: local media Việt Nam’s equity market may witness big merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in 2021 as local banks are trying to lure foreign capital on the country’s participation in international trade deals.

Việt Nam needs to improve effeciency of foreign investment activities

The Government should review and supplement regulations and conditions to attract foreign investment and also choose effective FDI projects. That is more important than the attraction of FDI for economic growth, especially in the period of resuming the domestic economy after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Economic expert Nguyễn Bích Lâm, former head of the General Statistics Office, talked to Vietnam News Agency about this issue.

Việt Nam’s 2020 M&A value to halve to $3.5 billion due to pandemic Việt Nam’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market is considered the least affected among Southeast Asian countries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the new normal state, M&A value is expected to fall substantially to just US$3.5 billion in 2020.

VN to set new regulations for overseas investment Individuals will no longer be allowed to invest in real estate abroad if a new draft decree issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment is approved.

BIDV and KBIZ-VN promote co-operation The Bank for Development and Investment of Việt Nam (BIDV) and the KBIZ Việt Nam Federation of Korea SMES (KBIZ-VN) signed a comprehensive co-operation agreement on Thursday in Ha Noi.

Việt Nam ranks second on M&A potential list Việt Nam has been ranked second after the US on a list of the world's most active, dynamic and potential markets for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals this year.

Pandemic forces firms to restructure

The heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic and global economies were requiring firms to reshape their production and business strategies as well as their competition models to increase resillience against the external shock.

M&A deals could help businesses restructure amid pandemic

Market insiders have predicted M&A activities will sharply increase soon.