Mekong Memo Vietnam 20230907

Mekong Memo Vietnam Weekly, September 7, 2023: Business, politics, finance, trade & legal headlines.

We monitor and filter the very best and most insightful business stories from Southeast Asia directly to your inbox every week.

By reviewing a wide variety of media including legal, financial and other relevant industries along with government and NGO sources, we are able to sift through the noise and bring you only what we believe to be relevant to an informed observer of Vietnam business news.

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With that said, here is your Mekong Memo Vietnam for the week of September 7, 2023:

Headlines:

VN Real Estate: Mixed Bag of Reforms, Loan Issuance, and FDI Declines

Unprecedented Surge in New Company Formation

Vietnam Posts $20.19 Billion Trade Surplus Amid Challenges

IFC Commits $1.9 Billion to Boost SMEs and Sustainability in FY2023

Engineer Shortage Hinders U.S. Semiconductor Hub Ambitions

VN Businesses Lead Amazon Sales Growth in SEA

Laos-Vietnam High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in 2028

GDT Pledges to Streamline Business Compliance Costs by 2025

VN-Indonesia Trade on Track to Surpass $15 Billion in 2023

Wood Exports Decline YTD, Coconut Exports Projected to Hit $1 Billion by 2025

Rising Construction Material Prices Due to Major Traffic Projects

Bain & Co Establishes First VN Office

HCMC Plans to Revitalize Saigon River Bank into Entertainment Hub

Vietnam Seeks $135 Billion Investment in Electricity Sector by 2030

Biden's Vietnam Visit: A Strategic Triumph for U.S. Foreign Policy

Revisiting Vietnam: The Past Shapes the Future

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