Industrials, technology top Vietnamese sectors in M&A transaction volume
Consulting - Sun, June 14, 2026 | 9:00 am GTM+7
Vietnam’s M&A market recorded 24 transactions in May, with industrials, technology and healthcare sectors being the most active sectors in terms of transaction volume, writes Grant Thornton analysts.
An insight into Vietnam's new Law on Investment
The Law on Investment 2025 continues Vietnam’s broader efforts to simplify administrative procedures and further refine the legal framework governing investment activities, write senior partner Anh Dang and associate Linh Dao at Vilaf law firm.
Consulting - Thu, January 1, 2026 | 8:00 am GTM+7
Amid the rise of e-commerce, physical retail remains resilient
Shifting the focus from purchasing to experience-led environments that are engaging creates compelling reasons for visitors to stay longer, return more often, and ultimately drive footfall beyond products alone, write Savills Vietnam analysts.
Consulting - Tue, December 30, 2025 | 3:14 pm GTM+7
Finding a new balance
The State Bank of Vietnam's proactive and flexible monetary policy in 2026 is expected to maintain market operations within a stable range. For businesses, particularly those in the external sector, it remains essential to proactively hedge against exchange rate and interest rate risks to protect their bottom line, writes Vu Binh Minh, associate director, FX Trading, MSS, HSBC Vietnam.
Consulting - Wed, December 24, 2025 | 4:47 pm GTM+7
Workforce shortages accelerate global demand for integrated facility management
Labor shortages and rising expectations for operational performance are prompting many businesses to reassess traditional management models, write Savills Vietnam analysts.
Consulting - Tue, December 23, 2025 | 3:00 pm GTM+7
The new target for VN-Index is 3,200: Finnish fund PYN Elite
The earnings growth of listed companies in Vietnam will continue to support equity prices in 2026. According to the consensus forecast, a market P/E of 10.0 for 2026 looks very attractive, writes Petri Deryng, portfolio manager at Finnish fund PYN Elite.
Consulting - Sun, December 21, 2025 | 6:33 pm GTM+7
Vietnam M&A 2025: Opportunities reshaped by disciplined capital
Vietnam’s M&A activity through the first 10 months of 2025 shows a market steadily regaining balance after two volatile years, with dealmaking shaped by rising selectivity, clearer regulatory signals and the return of larger, higher-conviction transactions, write KPMG analysts.
Consulting - Wed, December 17, 2025 | 12:44 pm GTM+7
VN-Index rises 3.1% in Nov, Finnish fund PYN Elite records -5.8%
Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index, which represents the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), rose 3.1% in November, while PYN Elite, one of the largest foreign funds in the country's stock market, recorded -5.8%. Maggie Yi, Portfolio Team from PYN Elite, explains the figures.
Consulting - Sun, December 7, 2025 | 2:16 pm GTM+7
Mind the gap
Without stronger digital and physical networks, global productivity will falter at precisely the moment the world needs new engines of growth, writes Benjamin Hung, president, International, Standard Chartered.
Consulting - Fri, November 28, 2025 | 3:49 pm GTM+7
The generation game: Adapting to an aging population
Historically, ageing populations are not conducive for a faster pace of growth. Investment typically slows as you have a smaller share of the population working and GDP growth will slow materially. The impact will be more acute for Vietnam than many developed economies as a large share of their generation retiring today are extremely asset-rich, writes Tim Evans, CEO of HSBC Vietnam.
Consulting - Tue, November 11, 2025 | 8:27 am GTM+7
Decentralization and the potential for multi-center urban development in HCMC’s satellite areas
If managed well, urban decentralization and multi-center development can ease housing pressures in central HCMC and usher in a more balanced growth phase for the southern region's residential market, write Avison Young Vietnam analysts.
Real Estate - Sat, October 25, 2025 | 8:00 am GTM+7
Powering growth from within
The development of a strong domestic private sector is essential for building a resilient, independent, and self-reliant economy that is less dependent on state-owned enterprises or foreign investment, writes Tim Evans, CEO of HSBC Vietnam.
Economy - Thu, October 23, 2025 | 9:09 pm GTM+7
Key factors helping firms export to demanding markets: DH Foods exec
Don’t treat business as a week-to-week or month-to-month affair. To go the distance, you must conduct business ethically, writes Nguyen Trung Dung, CEO of DH Foods.
Consulting - Thu, October 23, 2025 | 8:00 am GTM+7
Vietnam corporate earnings to be driven by credit expansion, trading activity, property recovery
With Q3 earnings season underway, results are expected to come in broadly in line with expectations. Financials should remain the largest contributors, benefiting from credit expansion and trading activity, while real estate continues to recover as project launches and sales rates improve, writes Tung Dang, associate director at Dragon Capital.
Economy - Tue, October 21, 2025 | 2:33 pm GTM+7
Vietnam's International Financial Center ambition can unlock new wave of innovation
By embedding clarity, consistency, and collaboration into the foundations of its International Financian Center, Vietnam can create not just another financial center, but a hub for innovation that connects Asia to the world, writes Phil Wright, COO, HSBC Vietnam.
Consulting - Wed, October 15, 2025 | 11:03 am GTM+7
Vietnam’s rapid capital market reforms set to pay dividends in coming decades
The long-awaited upgrade of Vietnam’s equity markets, though with a condition, is a sign that the country’s rising global profile can withstand near-term challenges, writes Gary Harron, head of securities services at HSBC Vietnam.
Economy - Wed, October 8, 2025 | 8:28 pm GTM+7
VN-Index valuation might offer '15-20% upside' in next 12-18 months
Vietnam’s stock market still trades at an undemanding valuation of 13x forward P/E. Amid the market status upgrade to "secondary emerging", the VN-Index’s valuation might offer 15-20% upside in the next 12-18 months, write head of research Vu Ngoc Linh and analyst Le Phuoc Duc at VinaCapital.
Economy - Wed, October 8, 2025 | 3:26 pm GTM+7
Opportunities for breakthrough growth in industrial and residential real estate in Hanoi’s satellite provinces
Hanoi’s satellite provinces are evolving into independent growth engines of industrial and residential real estate demand thanks to strong inflows of capital and labor. Investment focus will continue to shift to these areas, write Avison Young Vietnam analysts.
Real Estate - Thu, October 2, 2025 | 8:51 am GTM+7
The six-year switch: The rise of multi retirements
Retirement, which has long been understood as a single life event bookmarked at the end of a career, is being quietly replaced by a new rhythm: multi retirements, write HSBC analysts.
Consulting - Wed, September 24, 2025 | 1:45 pm GTM+7
Formalizing Vietnam’s digital assets markets
Vietnam is laying the groundwork for a digital economy that extends well beyond the trading of cryptocurrencies and into integrating digital assets into the country’s markets and services, write chief economist Michael Kokalari and senior economics analyst Thai Viet Trinh at VinaCapital.
Consulting - Mon, September 22, 2025 | 5:44 pm GTM+7
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