Senior Associate Minh Doan shared his thoughts on the implementation of the 2005 Ordinance on Foreign Exchange and risks of using foreign currencies in shares transactions if the parties are not knowledgeable of foreign exchange restrictions in Vietnam. Below is an excerpt of his article in the Vietnam Investment Review. Foreign exchange restriction is one of the measures used to stabilise the foreign currency market, helping enhance the convertibility of VND, especially in the context […]
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Implications of Vietnam’s new PPP laws to LNG-to-power projects
Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Publication by VILAF
Among the available PPP models in Vietnam, build-operate-transfer (BOT) is probably the most realistic considering the availability of an established legal framework for off-taking and state-sponsored contracts and precedent BOT projects. Sponsors would want the power project to be owned by the BOT company under a BOT contract with the relevant state authority and the LNG infrastructure to be owned by a separate joint venture company, with the cost of LNG infrastructure to be passed […]
The latest HSBC Asia Economics Quarterly report shows Vietnam successfully dealing with the pandemic crisis with the fastest growth in Asia in 2020. The bank forecasts Vietnam will carry the momentum into 2021 and recommends investing in Vietnam’s stock market, at least in the short term. Vietnam’s securities authorities are actively working with global providers of financial services in MSCI and FTSE Russell to speed up the process for upgrading Vietnam’s stock market to Secondary […]
Go green with new solar regulations and a refreshed model PPA for solar power projects to join the Vietnam energy mix
Posted on Sep 25, 2020 in Publication by VILAF
Solar power market in Vietnam has witnessed a rapid growth and significant investment potential in the recent years. In light of the recent attempts to boost the solar power development from the Government of Vietnam, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (“MOIT”) has issued Circular No. 18/2020/TT-BCT (“Circular 18”) dated 17 July 2020 on project development and attaching standard form of power purchase agreements (“Model PPA”) applicable to ground based, floating and rooftop solar […]
Insolvency 2019
Posted on Nov 29, 2019 in Publication by VILAF
Managing Partner, Dang Duong Anh delved into the state of Vietnam’s Restructuring and Insolvency market covering: Market Trends and Developments Statutory Regimes Governing Restructurings, Reorganisations, Insolvencies and Liquidations Out-of-court Restructurings and Consensual Workouts Secured Creditor Rights and Remedies Unsecured Creditor Rights, Remedies and Priorities Statutory Restructurings, Rehabilitations and Reorganisations Statutory Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings International/Cross-border Issues and Processes Trustees/Receivers/Statutory Officers Advisers and Their Roles Mediations/Arbitrations Duties and Personal Liability of Directors and Officers of Financially […]