WHY VIETNAM
OPPORTUNITIES OF INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM
Vietnam Investment Opportunities with Key Competitive Advantages
Due to the geographic location and natural conditions, it favors opportunities of investment in Vietnam for agricultural activities which account the Vietnam workforce capacity for over 60%. Even so, the country is now gradually shifting to be a popular destination for manufacturing and services, particularly in the northern region. The result of this transition has revealed the country’s growth of its consumption and wealth creation which becomes one of the key factors to draw investors’ attention to explore opportunities of investment in Vietnam. Another key competitive advantage to attract foreign investment in Vietnam is a highly well-educated and easy-to-train Vietnam labour workforce since there are numerous of educational institutions located around the region, especially in Nghe An province which is home to 7 universities, 6 colleges, 4 professional schools and 61 vocational training schools.
Vietnam Key Figures in 2019
Furthermore, down to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) signed on June 30, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam and EU have agreed to almost eliminate 99 percent of custom duties of various kinds of goods in a certain period (For EU exporting to Vietnam, 65 percent of duties will be eliminated while the remaining will be gradually phased out over a period of 10 years. Vice versa, 71 percent of duties will be eliminated on Vietnam exports to the EU, with the remaining being eliminated over a period of seven years).
Source: https://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/evfta-eu-vietnam-trade-relations.html/
Also, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) plays a significant role in creating Vietnam investment opportunities and moving up the value chain in numerous sectors such as textile and hi-tech sectors like electronics together by supporting high-skilled jobs and knowledge transfer.
Besides, the local authority announced the new regulations to facilitate investing in Vietnam by allowing foreigners to hold 100% stake of public companies in many industries as well as purchase rights in land and houses. These changes in regulatory are more business friendly and help to enhance Vietnam investment opportunities and the economic growth for the country...
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) plays a significant role in creating Vietnam investment opportunities
Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam
The foreign direct investment in Vietnam seems very promising due to Vietnam investment incentives. In 2016, it has been a successful year for Vietnam, continuing its achievement to be a leading ASEAN economy and a global player. Although the early in the year, falling commodity and energy price caused Vietnam’s failure to reach its goal of 6.7 percent GDP growth, the country can still manage to go beyond most of its neighbors with 6.2 percent of GDP. In 2017, the government targets 6.7 percent of GDP growth but reach 6.81 percent in the end of the year.
By primarily increasing trade and Vietnam investment opportunities with signing a free trade agreement last year with the European Union (EVFTA) to eliminate trade tariffs by 2018, real GDP expanded nearly 7.4 percent during the first quarter of 2018.
Vietnam investment opportunities has been increasing strongly after joining the WTO 10 years ago. Vietnam FDI has attracted 27,353 projects with a total registered capital of nearly USD 340.16 billion. Particularly, many global leading groups such as Samsung, LG, Toyota, Honda and Canon have selected Vietnam as a manufacturing base.
Top Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam
Summary of FDI in Vietnam 2019 vs 2018
Brief on foreign direct investment in Vietnam of 2018
Vietnam’s Economic Situation during Covid-19 Pandemic
While some countries in the world are still struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's business activities warm up again, Vietnam's economy recovers at a rapid speed , the number of Vietnam's socio-economic statistics have strongly attracted the attention of domestic and foreign investors.
Vietnam has successfully maintained policies such as interest rate support, value-added tax exemption and reduction for businesses, and housing rental support for employees that have contributed to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 that has been approved. Ministries, sectors and localities implement drastically and promptly
Specifically, about the general economic situation, based on data from the Report on Socio-Economic Situation in the first quarter of 2022 of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam announced on March 29, GDP of Vietnam in first quarter of 2022 increased by 5.03% over the same period last year, higher than the rate of 4.72% in the first quarter of 2021 and 3.66% in the first quarter of 2020. In which, the agriculture, forestry and fishery industry increased by 2.45%, contributing to the overall growth of 5.76%; industry and construction increased by 6.38%, contributing 51.08%; services increased by 4.58%, contributing 43.16%.
Regarding attraction policy on foreign investment in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government always creates favorable conditions and maintains a good environment such as land tax exemption, relatively low labor costs, which have promoted the rapid development of Vietnam economy.
In 2021, despite being heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign investment in Vietnam still grew rapidly, reaching 31.15 billion USD, up 9.2% compared to 2020.
Vietnam has many opportunities to attract a new wave of investment in Vietnam
In 2022, when epidemic restrictions are eased, the growth rate of foreign investment in Vietnam will accelerate even more. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, in the first 4 months of 2022, Vietnam has attracted more than 10.8 billion USD in foreign direct investment, an increase of 88.3% compared to the same period last year.
(Source: https://www.mpi.gov.vn/Pages/ktxh.aspx?idcm=208/)
According to the assessment of many experts and some international organizations, Vietnam is facing many opportunities to attract a new wave of investment in Vietnam, especially investment in economic zones and industrial zones. Especially with the period after the Covid-19 pandemic, attracting FDI into Vietnam is facing many opportunities to receive a new wave of investment in Vietnam
- With the effective control of the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining stable production and business activities, Vietnam is still considered a safe, potential and attractive investment destination in the diversification policy of global supply chain of investors.
- Vietnam's international position is being enhanced along with the government's active external economic activities.
- Vietnam's business-investment environment is increasingly open and favorable for investors thanks to the high attention of the Government and the participation of the whole political system, the consensus of businesses.
- Vietnam has the advantage of human resources of nearly 100 million people with a rapidly growing middle class, creating a market with large purchasing power that is attracting the attention of foreign investors.
- Vietnam has the opportunity to anticipate the trend of shifting the global production chain to attract foreign investors to develop some new fields in Vietnam.
Vietnam Geography
Vietnam is located in the South East Asia, also known historically as Indochina occupies about 331,688 square kilometers and has its boundary with Laos, Cambodia and China.
