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Whilst we have talked about the significant potential benefits for Vietnam of membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”) the flip side is that Vietnam has also to deliver on some fairly tough requirements and commitments under the signed Agreement.
The Government has over the last 12 months been highlighting the lack of linkages between the foreign invested sector and the domestic sector, enabling the growth of domestic companies and enabling them to participate in the global supply chain. The Government has also signaled their intention to focus more on higher value added investment into the manufacturing sector to ensure sustainability and higher productivity growth.
2018 saw Vietnam achieve or exceed all socio economic forecasts for the year and this accompanied by the high level of business confidence, maybe with the exception of the construction industry, augers extremely well for 2019. GDP growth exceeded the target of 6.8% recording an 11 year high of 7.08% putting Vietnam as one of the strongest growth economies in Asia and the world. The strongest driver for GDP growth were the manufacturing industries with a growth figure of 12.98% . At the same time inflation remained at under 4%.
This was the theme of the semi-annual plenary session of the Vietnam Business Forum (“VBF”) held in Hanoi, on Tuesday December 4th, which was attended in full by the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. This was also the 21st year of the VBF which was established under the auspices of the Wortld Bank and IFC together with the Vietnam Chamber of Industry and Commerce to provide a platform for dialogue between the private sector and Government.
There is currently a lot of interest in renewables, in Vietnam, and in particular Solar energy projects. There have been over 70 licenses issued recently for solar energy projects and many of these are in Ninh Thuan Province, where there are over 140 projects licensed.. The interest has been generated by the Feed in tariff incentive granted by the Vietnamese Government approved some time ago setting a tariff of US$ 9.35 cents per KWH for those projects operational by June 2019, with a 20 year term.
Explore the opportunities to trade beyond domestic markets and identify current and future trends.
Explore the opportunities to trade beyond domestic markets and identify current and future trends.
The Government has just approved a new decree 63/2018/ND-CP which will come into effect in June 2018, governing PPP projects. The expectations are that the new decree which replaces Decree15/2015 ND-CP will have a positive effect on PPP and BOT projects. This will also be a forerunner on a new law on PPP to be submitted to the National Assembly in November 2019 for approval in May 2020.
Danang has been one of the most successful cities in Vietnam, in developing and growing a tourism industry and is looking at how to successfully develop the City from now to 2035. Tourism currently contributes 23% of GDP and in the first quarter of 2018 Danang has seen its foreign visitor arrivals increase 69% yoy.
Vietnam is on a journey and there will continue to be humps and bumps in the road, but today Vietnam is on almost everyone’s radar screen and if it isn’t you should be asking why.
Grant Thornton is conducting its 2018 survey on the investment outlook of the private equity sector. The survey is aimed at decision makers involved in investment activities such as corporates, advisory firms and private equity houses in addition to academics and experts across various sectors of the economy. This is the 17th consecutive private equity survey Grant Thornton has carried out on an annual basis.
Whilst the Government continues with its policy of enabling the business environment with a reduction in bureaucracy and the number of licenses and approvals the economy has overall shown some really great results.
Asia Pacific is a vast and diverse region, and one of the strongest performing parts of the global economy.
After months and years of discussion and deliberation Vietnam has finally published circular 102/2017/TT-BC, which will help guide the implementation of Decree 3/2017/ND-CP which was passed earlier in 2017. The big game changer is the fact that Vietnamese citizens will be able to enter casinos from December 2017, which up until now have been restricted to foreigners. The debate has really between balancing the communist ideals and the pragmatism of recognizing the significant tax revenue lost every year to neighboring countries and in particular Cambodia.