Office real estate will continue to be attractive this year, both in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which will attract more capital influxes once the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) takes effect, according to the CBRE Vietnam Market Outlook released on February 22.

Many small textile and garment companies plan to merge with others, while big companies will have to try every possible means, including lowering selling prices, to retain clients. 

Standard Chartered Bank expects Vietnam’s GDP growth to accelerate to 6.9 percent in 2016, higher than its previous forecast of 6.6 percent driven by better construction activity and manufacturing strength amidst continued strength in FDI inflows.

 All Chinese goods can be sold in Vietnam, from farm produce to automobiles, from toothpicks to electronics and from clothes to thermopower technologies.

A string of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) made ‘bumper’ debut in 2015, creating a solid foundation for 2016 which is so-called the year of economic integration.  

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung said in an interview on VTV on Sunday that one of the key tasks that his ministry will fulfill this year is to balance the state budget.