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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam is expected to attract more investors as its economy is developing at a stable rate, with GDP growth of 7 percent. The country’s competitiveness has increased by 10 places in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Index , which was announced this week. The information was released by VinaCapital Co-Founder and CEO Don Lam at the two-day 2019 VinaCapital Investor Conference held in Hanoi earlier this week. He said after four consecutive years of holding its investor conference in Ho Chi Minh City, this year Vinacapital chose Hanoi because the capital city was becoming a leading destination for foreign direct investment in Vietnam. “Most investors come from the Republic of Korea and Japan, showing that the wave of Asian capital flow is interested in the Vietnamese market,” Lam said. VinaCapital, a leading investment management firm, plans to launch the VinaCapital100 ETF (exchange-traded fund) by the end of this year, with initial … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s outlook positive for investment attraction

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) poses for a group photo with foreign investors (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will work to maintain macro-economy’s stability and economic growth, while creating optimal conditions for businesses investing in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has pledged. He made the vow while receiving a delegation of foreign businesses who have invested in the country in Hanoi on October 11. The PM highly valued the results of investment activities of partners of VinaCapital, which has 3.3 billion USD worth of assets under its management. He stressed that the country will spare no efforts to address bottlenecks to facilitate firms’ operation, noting Vietnam jumped ten places in the latest Global Competitiveness report of the World Economic Forum, marking the strongest rise in this year’s global ranking. The PM added that Vietnam wants to attract quality investment and investment in energy development to meet … [Read more...] about Vietnam creates optimal conditions for foreign investors: PM Phuc

The divestment of three state-owned tourist companies is expected to present a vast opportunity for foreign investors. Saigontourist owns stakes in several popular four- and five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City Foreign investors and consultants are eagerly awaiting the chance to invest in these businesses when their initial public offerings (IPOs) are launched in the near future. Kenneth M. Atkinson, founder and senior board adviser of consultancy service provider Grant Thornton Vietnam, told VIR that the three have exciting potential as a result of their impending equitisation. Several large investment banks, according to Atkinson, have been eyeing Saigontourist for years because of the potential foreign investor interest, and the same would also be true of Hanoitourist. “The opportunities come from the prime property portfolio, particularly in the case of Saigontourist and its iconic hotels such as the Continental, Rex, and Majestic, and more modern properties like the … [Read more...] about Tourism SOE trio makes for IPO gold

From October 1 lenders including banks will not be allowed to provide medium- and long-term foreign currency loans to businesses to pay for imports. — Photo cafef.vn Thiên Lý From October 1 lenders including banks will not be allowed to provide medium- and long-term foreign currency loans to businesses to pay for imports. Many market observers said this is the State Bank of Việt Nam’s final step in its fight against dollarisation. Experts said the anti-dollarisation campaign has been on the right track. The level of dollarisation in the economy has been steadily declining in recent years. According to the National Finance Supervision Council, as of the end of May last year outstanding loans in the đồng amounted to 91.9 per cent of the total. The financial statements of some banks show the ratio of their foreign currency deposits to total deposits dropped sharply in the first half of this year. For the three large State-owned banks, … [Read more...] about Việt Nam enters home stretch in fight against dollarisation

RoK airline to launch route to Nha Trang in December An aircraft of Air Seoul (Photo: Yonhap news agency) Air Seoul is wholly owned by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Asiana Airlines Inc. Starting December 18, Air Seoul plans to offer seven flights a week to Nha Trang as it strives to strengthen services on routes to Southeast Asia to offset declining demand on Japanese routes, the company said in a statement. Since early July, RoK airlines have halted or reduced services on their Japanese routes, while expanding flights on non-Japanese ones after the neighbouring country implemented export restrictions of key materials to the RoK./. Banks forecast strong performance despite credit slowdown Most domestic credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches in Vietnam expect their business performance in 2019 to be better than last year despite the predicted slowdown in credit growth, according to the State Bank of Vietnam's latest survey released late last week. In the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 15