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Explore Vietnam’s August 2025 economic update: GDP forecast raised to 6.6%, FDI hits 5-year high, and industrial output strengthens.

Grant Thornton explores how mid-market companies adopt ESG and sustainability strategies to achieve sustainable growth and create lasting value.

Discover the standout policies shaping Vietnam’s economic recovery, from fiscal support and monetary easing to structural reforms, aiming to foster sustainable growth and avoid the middle-income trap.

Grant Thornton Vietnam recap July 2025: GDP growth, FDI, trade balance, U.S. tariffs, EU-Vietnam trade, manufacturing PMI, rice exports.

Grant Thornton Vietnam explores mid-market opportunities in a shifting global economy, from digital trade to strengthening supply chains for sustainable growth.

Vietnam’s 2025 audit law introduces expanded mandatory audit requirements for private enterprises. Explore key changes under Law No. 56, Decree 90, and Resolution 68, and understand how to prepare with expert guidance from Grant Thornton Vietnam.

Vietnam’s M&A activity in 2025 shows cautious optimism, with strong domestic momentum in real estate, industrials, and finance. Backed by GDP growth targets, rising public investment, and regulatory reforms, the market is poised for recovery despite global uncertainties and short-term procedural delays.

Apple’s recent visit to Vietnam by CEO Tim Cook signifies a significant commitment by the tech giant to the Southeast Asian nation. This commitment extends beyond mere words, as Apple has pledged to increase spending on local suppliers, highlighting Vietnam’s growing importance in the company’s global supply chain.

While Vietnam and businesses are moving towards sustainability, hubs of environmental concerns remain in attractive investment destinations, requiring a change in order to become competitive.

This year’s forum took the form of a merged Forum together with Prime Ministers FDI business conference, as proposed by the Prime Minister and the MPI.

Mr. Kenneth Atkinson, Founder and Senior Board Adviser at Grant Thornton Vietnam, shares his thoughts about Vietnam's Optimism Soars as Global Recession Fears Subside based on International Business Report's finding.

A Dragon in Chinese culture is a mythical, auspicious, and supreme being/creature. In Chinese mythology, Dragons have great power to control wind and rain, soar through the skies, and turn over rivers and seas, as well as bringing prosperity to the world.

Mr. Kenneth Atkinson, Founder and Senior Board Adviser at Grant Thornton Vietnam, shares his thoughts with VET on FDI inflows in 2023 and what can be expected in 2024. FDI capital to Vietnam reached $28.85 million in the first eleven months of 2023. How do you view Vietnam’s FDI attraction in 2023 and the prospects for 2024?

Economic development has always been associated with urbanisation and this should be put into context. In 1950, the world had only reached an urbanisation rate of 30 per cent, and 2007 was the first year when more than half the world's population had moved to live in cities. In Vietnam, the level of urbanisation is reported at 38 per cent, which is the same rate as Europe was at the end of World War II.

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The United Kingdom formally signed a treaty on July 16 to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade group, enabling membership of a modern and ambitious trade deal spanning 12 economies across Asia-Pacific and now Europe.