The shift from stand-alone investing towards comprehensive wealth management is opening up significant opportunities for financial institutions, while simultaneously imposing higher requirements in terms of professional standards, technology capabilities, and policy support.

As shifting trade regimes and supply chain realignments accelerate Chinese companies’ push to go global, Southeast Asia has emerged as the region’s foremost investment destination. In an interview with VIR’s Hazy Tran, Angela Yang, partner at PwC Vietnam, revealed how Chinese enterprises plan overseas expansion within the next few years.

As domestic resources are projected to cover only around half of the funding required to successfully implement Power Development Plan VIII through 2030, blended finance has emerged as a key solution, leveraging concessional capital from international development institutions as catalytic funding.

Vietnam is entering a wealth-accumulation phase similar to other Asian markets such as China, where hybrid wealth management has become essential, driving demand for platforms that are both transparent and accessible while still delivering deep professional expertise.

The gold market remains unsettled, with price swings persisting amid debate over the proposed bullion transfer tax and a prolonged raw-material shortage caused by the absence of a transparent gold-import mechanism.

Agribank is turning bank credit into a long-term driver of Vietnam’s green growth, aligning finance with sustainable development goals.

Vietnam is charting a historic course to modernise its railway sector, aiming to build a technology-driven transport backbone that boosts connectivity, attracts global investment, and powers sustainable national growth.

Vietnamese exporters have been urged to master rules of origin, diversify markets and products, and leverage tailored financial solutions from Military Bank (MB) to mitigate risks, and sustain growth in an uncertain global economy.