How to get ahead with SOE equitisation in Vietnam

How to get ahead with SOE equitisation in Vietnam

In recent years, the Vietnamese government has made great efforts to promote state-owned enterprise (SOE) equitisation as the obvious solution for the development of the economy, but the process has not been completed as scheduled. Nevertheless, the circumstances create opportunities on both legal and practical aspects.
Solving the puzzle of foreign interest in SOE equitisation

Solving the puzzle of foreign interest in SOE equitisation

For years, the Vietnamese government has looked for ways to reduce its direct ownership in key state companies and so to broaden private ownership.
SOE equitisation plan likely to be missed in 2017-20

SOE equitisation plan likely to be missed in 2017-20

The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has fallen behind the target set by the Government and ministries for 2017-20.
Licogi cannot cover debts with tiny profit

Licogi cannot cover debts with tiny profit

Construction giant Licogi earned little after-tax profit in recent years, which cannot cover the instalment payments of its half a trillion dong debts.
Lack of transparency, the bane of SOE equitisation

Lack of transparency, the bane of SOE equitisation

Vietnam has been accelerating the equitisation of its state-owned enterprises in order to seek more investment capital and raise their competitiveness. But how effective has this effort been so far? Thanh Dat reports.