With a total registered capital of nearly US$1.6 billion during January-August, real estate continued to rank third among 18 sectors in attracting foreign investment (FDI).

An escalation in COVID-19 cases and deaths in July-August will undermine Vietnam’s previously strong recovery from the pandemic shock and may temporarily set back the positive rating momentum, said Fitch Ratings.

Despite complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is still chosen by many foreign investors as a destination to build production bases, especially in the electronics industry, according to Fitch Solutions.

Vietnamese banks are still attractive to foreign investors thanks to the country’s economy and strong resilience to unprecedented difficulties and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation has been chosen among a range of leading Southeast Asian destinations by Japanese investors, according to Nakajima Takeo, chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) enjoyed impressive production and business results in the first four months of 2021, thanks to its efforts to address bottlenecks to stimulate production and improve governance, besides an increase in oil prices.

VOV.VN - Fitch Ratings has assigned PetroVietnam Power Corporation-Joint Stock Company (PV Power) a long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) of 'BB', with a positive outlook moving forward.

Strong export growth and a successful campaign to contain the spread of COVID-19 have supported Vietnam’s economy through the pandemic and allowed the government to adopt a restrained fiscal policy response, says Fitch Ratings.

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to “positive” from “stable”.

Fitch Ratings has revised Vietnam's outlook to “positive” from “stable” and affirmed the long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at “BB”.