Author: VIR
Office-for-lease market ready to take off
2017 has witnessed the rise of the office-for-lease segment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is believed that 2018 will act as a leverage for a boom in this segment in the following years.
Mountain-view real estate shows bright prospects
After projects started landing en masse at beachfront locations, many real estate developers are shifting their attention to mountain sites to build new-style resort properties. Mountain property investment, however, is not an easy game.
Real estate firms ready to face tightened lending requirements
Real estate firms need to scale up efforts to cope with more stringent lending requirements from banks from this year as well as the upcoming influx of new supply.
Moody’s: CPTPP benefits shortened without US
Moody’s Investors Service on March 9 said that economic gains for members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will prove smaller without the participation of the US (Aaa stable).
63% of local firms expect positive impact from CPTPP
63% of businesses in Vietnam believe the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) signed on March 8 will have a positive impact on their operations, according to HSBC’s comprehensive survey of global businesses.
EU investors eye investment expansion in Vietnam
With the positive business situation, the majority of European investors in Vietnam want to expand investment in the country in the coming months, said the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) at March 8's press briefing.
Property market fuelled by Viet kieu
A welcoming climate of safety, security, and better pre- and post-sale services is attracting overseas Vietnamese back to their motherland for property purchases.
US$3.2 billion Vung Ro refinery and petrochemical complex revoked
The US$3.2 billion Vung Ro refinery and petrochemical complex project invested by Vung Ro Petroleum Co., Ltd. (VRP) has been warned to get its investment certificate revoked due to long delays in the construction.
In the home city of Go-jek, Indonesia's start-up miracle
As Go-jek prepares for its debut in Vietnam, VIR’s Nam Phuong recently visited its home city Jakarta and witnessed first-hand the soaring popularity of Indonesia’s biggest startup.
Infrastructure development to be made foundation for the economy
Vietnam’s demand for infrastructure development, including transport, energy, and urban development, is huge, while both public investment and official development assistance (ODA) loans are limited.
