General information on Investment Regulations in Vietnam

tháng 1 21, 2021

We summarize in this article the general provisions on investment in Vietnam, including the following main contents:

Forms of business investment:

The General Investment Law distinguishes between direct investment and indirect investment. Direct investment involves the capital investment of the investor participating in investment management. In indirect investment, an investor can (A) buy stocks, certificates, bonds, or other valuable papers, (B) invest in an investment fund or (C) invest. through an intermediary financial institution; but in any case, the investor is not directly involved in the management of the invested enterprise.

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Investment guarantee

Assurance of property ownership
Business investment guarantee
Guaranteed to transfer assets of foreign investors abroad

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Investment incentives

Forms of Incentives
Investment incentive projects
Lines of investment incentive
Areas of investment incentives

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Investment support

The Government shall detail the above forms of investment support for SMEs, hi-tech enterprises, science and technology enterprises, science and technology organizations, and enterprises investing in agriculture, rural areas, enterprises investing in education, law dissemination and subjects suitable to socio-economic development orientations in each period.

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Conditional Sectors and Trade and Banned from Business Investment

Sectors & Trade Forbidden Business Investment
Sectors and Trades Subject to Conditional Business Investment

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Investment project subject to investment policy decision

Authority to decide investment policy of the National Assembly
Competence to decide investment policy of the Prime Minister
Authority to decide on the investment policy of the People’s Committee of the province

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Settlement of disputes in business investment activities

Disputes related to business investment activities in Vietnam are resolved through negotiation and conciliation. In case of failure to negotiate or mediate, disputes will be resolved by arbitration or a court.

A dispute between a domestic investor, a foreign-invested economic organization, a domestic investor,or a foreign-invested economic organization and a competent state agency in charge of the action. Business investment activities in the Vietnamese territory are resolved through Vietnamese arbitration or Vietnamese courts.

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