Private equity and venture forum attracts investment into Vietnam

Private equity and venture forum attracts investment into Vietnam

The Private Equity & Venture Forum 2019 was organised by Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) in Ho Chi Minh City on May 23.
State may boost PPP stake

State may boost PPP stake

Eager to accelerate the construction of vital new infrastructure facilities, the Vietnamese government is considering increasing the state contribution to public-private partnership (PPP) projects or altering the limitations for private sector participants in such deals.
Health sector fresh blood

Health sector fresh blood

The lack of high-quality hospitals, increasing income levels and the rising age of the general population in Vietnam is making healthcare a profitable sector for private investors.
Move to ease a few PPP concerns

Move to ease a few PPP concerns

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is going to propose the Vietnamese government to revise the legal framework on pilot public-private partnership projects.
2012: The year cloud computing took a bite out of IT

2012: The year cloud computing took a bite out of IT 1

When we started talking about cloud computing five years ago, it meant one thing: Services such as Amazon or Salesforce that customers could self-provision over the Internet and pay as they go.
Private sector’s role highlighted in government agenda

Private sector’s role highlighted in government agenda 1

The government, in a bold move, is prepared to think out of the square to innovate its policy-making.
Eco-luxury Resorts

Eco-luxury Resorts

Timeout chooses ten top luxurious resorts that are ethical and green.
From traditional to modern shoppers

From traditional to modern shoppers

Vietnam’s retail market is facing major challenges such as unstable economic conditions, unfavourable infrastructure and underdeveloped distribution systems.
Poor foreign investment health

Poor foreign investment health

Despite mammoth development potential, foreign investment in Vietnam’s healthcare sector remains modest.
Mekong Capital pushing for tax changes

Mekong Capital pushing for tax changes

Mekong Capital is facing a big challenge in realising its gains due to local tax policy, a problem that has made the foreign private equity firm stuck over the past two years.
A performance booster for SOEs

A performance booster for SOEs

Marco Breu, managing partner of McKinsey & Company Vietnam, and Diaan-Yin Lin, partner offer an analysis of reform measures regarding state-owned enterprises in Vietnam
Equity investors begin to smile

Equity investors begin to smile

Private equity investors are regaining confidence in Vietnam.
Bonus figures catch eyes

Bonus figures catch eyes

Next year’s New Year and Tet bonus figures are being aired.
KPMG looks to push PPP

KPMG looks to push PPP

KPMG Vietnam wants to assist the government with the process of building financial models and the public finance management for public-private partnership projects in Vietnam.
Eurozone races to ease contagion fears

Eurozone races to ease contagion fears

Eurozone leaders race to head off fresh worries of debt crisis contagion by seeking to iron out widening differences over the outline of a new Greek rescue package at talks in Brussels on Monday.
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