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ESG rules must be tightened to unlock green capital flows: HSBC exec

Consulting - Tue, April 23, 2024 | 11:05 am GTM+7

Lam Thuy Nga, country head of large corporate, wholesale banking at HSBC Vietnam, shares her thoughts from the Vietnam Connect Forum 2024.

Key points and market implications of Vietnam’s new Real Estate Business Law

Vietnamese companies can elevate their brands by focusing on core values: RMIT experts

Cash to flow into stocks, real estate on back of gold rally, low interest rates

High gold prices increase level of risk in Vietnam: RMIT expert

Microinsurance to transform the Vietnamese insurance industry

Vietnam should ride new renewable technology funding trend: RMIT experts

Vietnam's data center infrastructure still in its infancy: Cushman & Wakefield

Despite possessing many advantages, Vietnam is the place with the biggest shortage of data center infrastructure globally in terms of population, write Cushman & Wakefield analysts.

Consulting - Sun, March 17, 2024 | 7:59 pm GTM+7

A greener tomorrow with sustainable industrial parks

Investing in sustainable industrial parks is not just an investment in the future; it is an investment in the collective wellbeing of our communities, our environment, and our shared tomorrow, writes RMIT lecturer Dr. Scott McDonald.

Consulting - Wed, March 13, 2024 | 4:23 pm GTM+7

Vietnam's game market potential to be unlocked

With over 18 million esports players, according to the 2021 Vietnamese Esports White Paper, the Vietnamese esports industry has a potential foundation for development, writes Phung Viet Thang, country manager, sales, marketing & communications group, Intel Vietnam.

Consulting - Wed, March 13, 2024 | 8:05 am GTM+7

Will luxury brands stay loyal to Vietnamese market?

Though Vietnam is still considered to be a developing economy, luxury cosmetics, jewelry and fashion brands such as Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Cartier are making it one of their prime target markets in Southeast Asia, writes RMIT economics lecturer Dr Daniel Borer.

Consulting - Fri, March 8, 2024 | 1:30 pm GTM+7

Remove roadblocks to lure foreign investment into Vietnam: HSBC exec

Vietnam's strategy to attract additional FDI into Vietnam should start with understanding the competitive landscape between Vietnam and the rest of ASEAN, writes Tim Evans, CEO of HSBC Vietnam.

Consulting - Tue, March 5, 2024 | 1:50 pm GTM+7

Strong development of e-commerce is reshaping Vietnam logistics market: Cushman & Wakefield

Vietnam has grown to become one of the e-commerce markets with the biggest potential in the ASEAN region, Cushman & Wakefield analysts write.

Consulting - Tue, March 5, 2024 | 8:08 am GTM+7

Hanoi, HCMC to welcome large amount of new office supply in 2024: Cushman & Wakefield

Hanoi's Central Business District (CBD) will welcome a total of 80,700 square meters of new office supply in 2024, while in Ho Chi Minh City, new Grade A supply is expected in the CBD with the launch of three projects, contributing a total of 118,700 sqm of premium office space to the market, according to analysts from Cushman & Wakefield.

Consulting - Tue, February 27, 2024 | 1:37 pm GTM+7

SMEs should strengthen cyber security with greater awareness of threats, risks: RMIT analysts

Better awareness of cyber threats and risks is crucial for Vietnam’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in avoiding losses and reputation damage, said RMIT analysts.

Consulting - Fri, February 23, 2024 | 9:40 pm GTM+7

Valuations of VN-Index are 'really cheap now': VinaCapital economist

VN-Index is trading at a P/E (price to earnings) of 10x in fiscal year 2024, 25% below the valuation of its regional emerging market peers, writes Michael Kokalari, chief economist of VinaCapital.

Consulting - Thu, February 22, 2024 | 3:58 pm GTM+7

Circular business model at Lagom Vietnam JSC

The name Lagom comes from the Swedish philosophy of life, which means not too much, not too little, just enough. By minimizing unnecessary needs, we significantly cut the amount of waste released into the environment, writes Tran Van Hieu, deputy director and co-founder of Lagom.

Consulting - Thu, February 15, 2024 | 10:53 pm GTM+7

Vietnam central bank circular does not prohibit loans to buy future-formed houses

Circular No. 22/2023 of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) basically does not affect access to loans to buy future-formed houses mortgaged by those houses as some people fear, writes Nguyen Van Dinh, a real estate legal expert.

Consulting - Thu, February 15, 2024 | 4:39 pm GTM+7

Navigating new horizons: Vietnam's M&A market gears for strategic growth

Vietnam's M&A market has evolved significantly overall with domestic firms becoming more assertive and sophisticated, while foreign investors increasingly view Vietnam as a key strategic market in Southeast Asia, write KPMG analysts.

Consulting - Mon, February 12, 2024 | 8:00 am GTM+7

Developers should lower real estate prices to pay bond debts: economist

Maturity pressure will remain a major obstacle for the Vietnamese corporate bond market in 2024, forcing businesses to sell or swap assets, writes economist Le Xuan Nghia, a member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council.

A year in review and 2024 forecasts - Mon, February 12, 2024 | 7:00 am GTM+7

2024 expert advice: understand investment channels better, make money calmly

Investors can stay proactive and calm, limit herd behavior and adopt appropriate investment and retracement strategies in 2024 with improved knowledge and understanding of investment channels, says Can Van Luc, chief economist of BIDV bank and director of BIDV Research & Training Institute.

A year in review and 2024 forecasts - Sun, February 11, 2024 | 1:35 pm GTM+7

Rise of emerging middle class catches interest of foreign firms looking for profits in Vietnam: HSBC

The proliferation of an emerging middle class has not gone unnoticed by international firms that look to capitalize on the rising demand for spending by Vietnamese households and a strong pickup in Japan’s FDI in retail and financial services is a notable example, write HSBC analysts in their "Vietnam at a glance: Consumer pulse check" report.

Consulting - Thu, February 8, 2024 | 12:59 pm GTM+7

Vietnam to gain from strong FDI in technology, consumer electronics

In ASEAN, Indonesia and Thailand are key beneficiaries of FDI inflow into the electric vehicle (EV) sector, while Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia stand to gain from strong FDI in the technology and consumer electronic industries, writes James Cheo, chief investment officer, Southeast Asia and India, HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth.

Consulting - Mon, January 29, 2024 | 11:07 pm GTM+7

Vietnam's wood industry: key export staple and recommendations for future growth

Despite suffering a revenue dip from $16 billion in 2022 to $14.5 billion in 2023, Vietnam's wood industry still outperformed leading export products like seafood ($9.2 billion), steel ($8.3 billion), and coffee ($4.2 billion), but there remains room for improvement, write RMIT experts.

Consulting - Fri, January 26, 2024 | 1:59 pm GTM+7

Vietnam’s workforce needs to elevate quality, quantity of R&D centers

Dr. Chu Thanh Tuan, associate program manager of undergraduate business programs at RMIT Vietnam underscores the need for the country to acquire higher calibre human resources for R&D centers, as it is pivotal for fostering scientific and technological development and bolstering the competitive advantages of the economy.

Consulting - Tue, January 23, 2024 | 7:52 am GTM+7

Vietnam’s GDP growth to accelerate to 5.8% in 2024: Maybank Securities

Local consumption, real estate market recovery and rebounding exports will contribute to Vietnam’s GDP growth of 5.8% this year, said Singapore-headquartered Maybank Securities Pte. Ltd in the report of Year ahead 2024: A year of two halves.

Consulting - Sun, January 21, 2024 | 2:03 pm GTM+7