Vietnam

New trade agreements, as well as a push for value-added processing, should help sustain export growth in Vietnam’s agriculture sector.

While slowing moderately, in line with general economic trends, Vietnam’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment is continuing to expand, with strong areas of potential growth both at home and abroad.

Despite slowing demand due to the weaker pace of economic recovery, Vietnam’s IT outsourcing sector is primed to maintain strong growth in the coming years.

Vietnam’s education sector is facing calls to improve soft skills training and better adapt service delivery to meet the needs of a fast-changing and more integrated economy.

Rising demand in Vietnam’s residential segment is expected to sustain solid growth in the construction industry, though delays to accompanying infrastructure projects and tighter credit conditions could slow the pace of development.

A new master plan in Vietnam has mapped out medium-term objectives for investment and development in the power sector to meet the goal of advancing industrial capacity.