Increased access to funding and new legislation are among the measures being rolled out by the Vietnamese government to support the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Articles & Analysis | Life policies in Vietnam's insurance sector see rapid growth due to increasing income levels from The Report: Vietnam 2017
The largest and fastest-growing segment of the industry, the life insurance segment is set to continue its expansion as incomes grow and awareness rises. Life insurance premiums rose by 31% in 2016, reaching VND69.7trn ($3.1bn), according to the Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA). The life segment is around twice the size of non-life, but...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Vu Bang, Chairman, State Securities Commission (SSC): Interview from The Report: Vietnam 2017
Articles & Analysis | Banking sector from The Report: Vietnam 2017
Commercial banks have traditionally been the main suppliers of funding in Vietnam, since bank deposits remain the most popular form of investment for Vietnamese households. Even though credit growth has cooled as the government prioritises macroeconomic stability, the compound annual growth rate of 14.2% recorded in the 2011-16 period is...
Articles & Analysis | Regulatory changes and new options in Vietnam's capital markets boost activity and foreign investment from The Report: Vietnam 2017
With economic growth, solid corporate earnings and a rising need for financing among domestic companies boosting stock markets and stimulating private equity activity, Vietnam’s capital markets have grown steadily in recent years. A wave of equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is boosting the sector further, while a growing range of...
Articles & Analysis | Vietnam's insurance sector expansion continues, while market becomes more competitive from The Report: Vietnam 2017
Strong economic growth and demographic change are catalysing the rapid expansion of the Vietnam’s insurance sector, with premiums growing at double-digit rates and likely to do so for some years to come. Thanks to successive liberalising reforms since the 1990s, a range of foreign insurers and investors are benefitting from this growth, and...