M&A market waiting for big deals
After a booming period, foreign investment flows into Vietnam via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have slowed down over the past few years, and the market is still waiting for big deals.
FDI inflow into Vietnam up 13.1% in six months
Vietnam attracted nearly 15.2 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%, according to the General Statistics Office.
Vietnam’s FDI inflow surges nearly 39% in two months
Vietnam has attracted more than 4.29 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 38.6%, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Foreign Trade Agency.
Foreign investors register 2.87 billion USD in Vietnam’s realty market
Some 2.87 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) was registered in the Vietnamese property market during January-November, a year-on-year fall of 31.4%.
Vietnam secures 10.86 billion USD in FDI in first five months
Total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam, including new and additional investment and contributions for share purchases by foreign investors, reached nearly 10.86 billion USD from January to May 20, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Eight-month FDI attraction hits 19.54 billion USD
Vietnam attracted 19.54 billion USD worth of FDI as of August 20, down 13.7 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
M&A deals could help businesses restructure amid pandemic
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals will likely increase post-pandemic, which industry insiders see as a chance for enterprises to restructure their operations to be more viable.
January-May FDI down 17 percent
Vietnam attracted a total of 13.9 billion USD in FDI in the first five months of this year, a fall of 17 percent year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on May 29.
HCM City attracts over 1 billion USD in FDI
HCM City had lured over 1 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year as at March 20, down 33 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the city’s bureau of statistics.
Foreign investment falls 23.6 percent in first two months
The inflow of foreign investment into Vietnam experienced a year-on-year drop of 23.6 percent in the first two months of the year to 6.47 billion USD, according to a report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Foreign Trade Agency.
Hanoi remains Vietnam’s biggest FDI magnet in nine months
Hanoi raked in about 6.23 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first nine months of this year, continuing to lead the country in FDI attraction, according to the municipal People’s Committee.