Foreign banks have been expressing eagerness to jump on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) bandwagon in the banking sector.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign capital inflow to Vietnam was still higher than outflow by $1.8 billion, or VND41 trillion, an increase of 60 percent over 2017.

BIDV, one of Vietnam’s largest banks, is issuing 603 million shares to the foreign strategic investor KEB Hana Bank from South Korea. If the deal succeeds, KEB Hana Bank would hold 17.6 percent of shares in BIDV. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese spend $4 billion every year on overseas study, while 450 foreign language centers exist in Hanoi and HCMC. 

Of the 15 wind power projects approved in Ninh Thuan province, only three have been implemented as promised by investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors are interested in BOT projects, but few investors dare to pour money into the sector because of unstable policies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign capital flow, which was behind the strong rise of the Vietnam stock market in 2017, is expected to help the VN Index reach new highs in 2018.

Attracting foreign capital will allow Vietnamese pharmacy firms improve their competitiveness and develop the national pharmacy industry. However, analysts warn that the market may fall into foreign hands.

VietNamNet Bridge - Plastics companies' high growth rate of 11 percent in the last five years has attracted the interest of foreign companies. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Governor Le Minh Hung of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has called for foreign investors to participate in the restructuring of the banking system.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many globally renowned investment funds have shown interest in the Vietnamese property market after announcing investment deals worth tens of millions of dollars in potential real estate firms.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the energy sector have been made in recent years, but the number of foreign players in the field remains modest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors have shown a large appetite for wind power projects in Vietnam. However, in order to spur investment in the sector, there must be a more attractive tariff regime.

VietNamNet Bridge - The continued net sales by foreign investors has raised big concerns. However, experts have said the net sales would end by June.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several foreign businesses are attentive to recent developments and want to shift their investments into Viet Nam as they see big opportunities of big Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Free Trade Agreements

 Foreign credit institutions intending to contribute to establishing non-banking financial companies will be required to have a minimum US$10 billion of assets at the end of the previous year as of February 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – State utility Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has called for foreign firms to invest in the industry by getting involved in power generation projects or buying shares at State-run power companies. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has emerged as an attractive destination for foreign investors in recent years, and the country’s investment outlook will be even brighter once the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership deal comes into force.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has promulgated Decree 118/2015/ND-CP to guide the implementation of some articles of the Law on Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's electronic industry has attracted US$10 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital from big names like Samsung, Foxconn, LG, Panasonic and Intel,