FOL concocted for fintech segment
December 20, 2019 | 12:49
Local regulators are ratcheting up pressure in a bid to curb the risks from spreading financial technology by setting up a foreign ownership limit of 49 per cent.
Foreign groups grasp more aviation control
December 05, 2019 | 10:28
Buoyed by the upcoming increase in foreign ownership limit, international investors will be offered expanded opportunities to explore the lucrative Vietnamese aviation industry.
More tweaks needed for foreign ownership rules
March 07, 2019 | 15:44
Despite long years of complaints, the latest amendment of the Law on Investment 2014 leaves several loopholes in Vietnam’s foreign ownership rules, allowing investors to continue profiteering against the spirit of the law.
Sabeco wants to remove the FOL
November 13, 2018 | 15:28
Sabeco submitted a proposal to remove its FOL, potentially allowing ThaiBev to consolidate its hold or pass on the stake to another foreign company.
More companies lift foreign ownership limit to 100pc
May 03, 2018 | 10:46
Three companies have opened up the foreign ownership limit to 100 per cent, the State Securities Commission announced.
Domestic pharmaceuticals stocks send good vibes to Abbott and Taisho
March 26, 2018 | 15:27
Pharmaceutical stocks have been forecast to thrive as deals are being announced left and right.
Dragon Capital spends over $37 million to double PNJ holdings
February 22, 2018 | 17:05
A group of funds run by Dragon Capital bought an additional 5.22 million PNJ shares to double its ownership to 10.49 per cent.
Offering more room to foreigners may lead to elimination of big brands
April 05, 2013 | 09:15
What will happen if Vietnam allows foreign investors to hold 50 percent or more of listed companies’ shares? The answer is that foreign groups would set one foot on Vietnamese enterprises and then take other steps to take over the enterprises.
Defining a complex FIE question
September 17, 2012 | 16:50
The definition of a foreign-invested company generated enormous debate from regulators, lawyers and enterprises at a recent VIR-hosted forum. Huynh Dai Thang, partner of DFDL Vietnam Law Firm, presents his view on whether the definition should be re-defined.
Tough medicine for pharma firms
June 20, 2011 | 08:00
Most listed Vietnamese firms would love to boast of a foreign component to their ownership structure, seeing it as a boost to their prestige.
Investors seeking room to move
March 19, 2008 | 18:10
Recent reports lauding a supposed increase in permitted foreign ownership of unlisted public companies to 40 per cent may miss the point. Any restriction on foreign ownership of such companies may be, with some exceptions, a breach of Vietnam’s World Trade Organization commitments.
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