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Mergers and Acquisitions continue to be buoyant Vietnam continues to see foreign interest in the M & A market, with significant interest and completed deals in 2016, from Thai firms, in particular. Of the US$24.4 billion committed last year in Foreign Direct Investment US$ 3.4 billion was from M & A, according to the General Statistics Office.

If you live in Vietnam or visit the country, particularly the major cities, have you ever wondered about the apparent level of disposable income relative to the reported average per capita income of US$ 2,200 per annum or less than US$ 200 per month. The average figures for Hanoi and HCMC are over US$ 5,000 per annum. Overseas remittances to Vietnam are running at a level of US$ 12-13 billion per annum or about 80-90% of the remitted foreign direct investment. This is also equivalent to more than 7% of GDP.

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Information from the Vietnam Investment review February 20th 2016