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

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...

Offering 3200 km of coastline and spectacular white sand beaches, mountainous highlands popular with adventure tourists and a vast array of cultural, historic and culinary attractions, Vietnam has seen its tourism sector become a major economic growth driver in recent years. The sector has recorded positive performances across the board...

Robust economic growth, the easing of restrictions on foreign bank ownership and increasing technological sophistication have added to the dynamism of the Vietnamese banking sector in recent years, as the industry puts the mini-crisis of 2012 behind it.

In order to maintain the exceptionally good growth rate of around 6.5% in 2017-20 and successfully restructure the economy, Vietnam needs $250bn of investment, equivalent to approximately 25% of GDP, in the period. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the public sector have historically accounted for 25% and 35%, respectively, of total...

When mentioning Vietnam’s capital market, most investors think of the VN-Index and the privatisation of state-owned enterprises, forgetting a promising fixed-income market. Vietnam’s debt market is larger than the equity one, and debt financing remains a major source of funds in Vietnam. Unlike equity market, the fixed-income market offers...