Many banks have had credit growth rates near the ceiling set by the State Bank (SBV), which has warned that it will not consider lifting the rate ceiling for any bank.

Vietnam misses many opportunities to export farm produce because of food safety requirements set by import countries.

Vietnamese SMEs are using e-commerce to export products at reasonable costs.

 The brands were once ‘king’ in the market, but later lost their market share to foreign rivals.

Experts have voiced their concern about the capability of Vietnamese retailers, wondering if they can compete with powerful foreign retail groups flocking to Vietnam.

A series of new airport projects and upgrading of existing airports have been suggested with total investment capital of billions of dollars.

Investors are in a market where the risks are higher than in 2017. However, this doesn’t mean there are no investment opportunities.

Many Vietnamese businesses have been reportedly tricked by foreign partners from Morocco, Canada, New Zealand and the US recently.

Both state-owned and private businesses are eyeing aviation infrastructure projects, which are believed to bring high profits thanks to increasingly high travel demand.

Experts say the legal framework for consumer financing is still not open enough, creating difficulties in attracting foreign capital.