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Widely regarded as a poster child for power sector development in emerging markets, Vietnam has increased access to electricity from 54% to 98% of the country’s population since 1990, connecting some 55m people in the process. Until now, it has also been successful in meeting double-digit annual growth in demand, resulting from a booming...

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...

One of Vietnam’s fastest-rising tourist destinations, the central coastal city of Da Nang has received significant international attention for its sandy beaches, mountainous scenery, and world-renowned luxury hillside resort in recent years, with airlines moving to increase services to the city in a bid to meet rising tourism demand. Visitor...

What effects can we expect from new regulations in Vietnam, such as Decree 60?

Rising public debt and persistent budget deficits are among the greatest downside risks to what is otherwise a generally robust economic outlook for Vietnam. According to official figures, public debt came in at 64.73% of GDP in 2016, just below the 65% ceiling set by the National Assembly, despite government revenues coming in 7.8% above...

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...