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KVT and the PetroVietnam Gas Services planned and prepared for turn-around since 2018. The whole mission was successful in all three goals: Safety (no accidents and incidents), quality (equipment is strictly controlled and works well after turn-around), and progress (on schedule). Of which, safety was given a top priority. In this year’s turn-around, KVT and the PetroVietnam Gas Services worked together to complete overhaul of 51 main technology equipment items, 21 regular maintenance and repair works, nine unscheduled repairs, 23 preventive maintenance works, and four calibration works. After 12 days and nights of turn-around, KVT granted 437 safety control licenses, such as 16 for equipment working in confined space, 260 for cutting and welding points, 50 for areas using cranes, and 20 for positions working on towers. During the implementation process, the two units also guided more than 20 contractors to ensure safety. About 600 equipment items were used at the site, … [Read more...] about KVT completes turn-around at GPP Dinh Co

A corner of the Phu My Hung residential area in District 7, HCM City (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Since the Investment Law took effect in July 2015, Vietnam’s FDI inflows, and the real estate sector in particular, have significantly increased in terms of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities. Statistics released at the Vietnam M&A Forum in Ho Chi Minh City in August 2018 showed that in the first five months of the year, the total value of M&A transactions in the Vietnamese market had reached 3.55 billion USD, equivalent to 155 percent of the figure recorded in the same period last year. Of the sum, property deals made up 66.75 percent. Meanwhile, in 2017, M&A deals were valued at 10.2 billion USD, up 175 percent against 2016, with real estate accounting for only 27 percent following consumer goods production with 57 percent. Therefore, the numbers reported in the first half of the year demonstrate that the real estate sector has attracted greater … [Read more...] about Real estate sees rise in M&A deals

Competition is heating up in Vietnam's consumer lending market as existing foreign financial organizations rush to expand as new entrants join the market. The joint venture, which marks Hyundai Card’s first overseas endeavor, is touted as a new growth engine in the Southeast Asian market in a company statement. Consumer lending in Vietnam has increased strongly in recent times on the back of rising affluence amid strong economic growth. “As the market continues its growth momentum, new players, including foreign financial institutions, have been looking for entry into the country,” said Mr. Masataka Yoshida, Senior Managing Director, Head of the Cross-Border Division, and CEO Vietnam at the Recof Corporation, a Japan-based merger and acquisition (M&A) consulting firm. One after the other Before Hyundai Card, a host of other South Korean financial players penetrated into Vietnam’s fast-growing consumer finance market. Lotte Card acquired Techcom Finance in … [Read more...] about Consumer lending a contested landscape

Vietnam’s M&A market is forecast is expected to touch $6.5-$6.9 billion in 2018 (Photo: baodautu.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam’s M&A market is forecast to reach 6.5-6.9 billion USD in 2018, which is lower than the 2017’s record of 10.2 billion USD. “We expect the M&A value in 2018 to decline from 2017, as this year may not have as big deal as Sabeco,” said Dang Xuan Minh, AVM Vietnam’s CEO. Vietnam’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market hit over the 10-billion-dollar landmark for the first time last year and is at the turning point to reach a new era of opportunities in the next decade. M&A value continued to rise 55 percent year-on-year to reach 3.55 billion USD in the first six months of this year. “One year ago, even very optimistic forecasts hardly envisaged the M&A boom in 2017 which thrust Vietnam’s M&A value to 10.2 billion USD, a growth of 175 percent over 2016. This is a record number, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s M&A market declines in 2018

Nomura Real Estate acquired Sun Wah Tower in District 1 (File photo) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has become an attractive destination for many foreign investors largely due to the country’s friendly policies encouraging FDI, its political stability and strong economy, the latest report of US-based John Lang LaSalle (JLL) said. Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursements rose 8.4 percent year on year to 8.37 billion USD in the first six months of 2018, according to figures from the Foreign Investment Agency. Vietnam has been taking initiatives to improve its transparency and the country remains one of the most favorable destinations for foreign investment in South East Asia, according to JLL’s Global Real Estate Transparency Index. In the first half of this year, the real estate market continued to appeal to foreign investors and witnessed high-value merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in a variety of sectors such as residential, commercial and industrial. Joint … [Read more...] about M&A activities expected to reach record levels in 2018