As Vietnam and Germany mark over fifty years of diplomatic relations, their economic partnership is entering a new phase of deeper industrial cooperation, sustainability-led investment, and stronger integration into global value chains.
After a strong breakout year in 2025, with total import-export turnover exceeding US$930 billion, up 18.2% year on year, and a trade surplus maintained for the tenth consecutive year, Vietnam entered 2026 with both solid foundations and a range of new challenges.
Marico Limited (BSE: 531642, NSE: “MARICO”) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Marico South-East Asia Corporation (MSEA), has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 75% equity stake in Skinetiq Joint Stock Company, based on an equity valuation of USD 40 million.
Closing 2025 with notable milestones and record figures, Vietnam’s stock market has entered 2026, a pivotal year marking the start of the most ambitious policy cycle in its history.
Vietnam’s real estate market enters 2026 with strong price growth, while supply continues to be viewed as imbalanced. As market pressure intensifies, the Government and regulatory agencies have rolled out a series of measures to stabilize the market, expand supply, and improve transparency, aiming to meet the real needs of residents and businesses.
The proactive, flexible, timely, and effective management of monetary policy, closely coordinated with an expansionary fiscal policy that has clear focus and priorities and aligned with other macroeconomic policies, contributes to maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, restructuring compulsorily transferred banks, and supporting economic growth.
With the guiding principle of “Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Breakthrough - Development,” the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam has just concluded successfully, marking a significant political event that opens a new era of development for the country.
In 2025, despite fluctuations arising from global trade and geopolitical developments, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam continued to show positive momentum.
In 2025, Vietnam’s total trade value surpassed US$930 billion for the first time, increasing 18.2% compared with 2024. This result underscored the strength of an open economy and created a foundation for Vietnam to move with confidence from scale expansion toward deeper value creation.
Credit was widely regarded as the strongest positive development of Vietnam’s banking sector in 2025, functioning as a core instrument to support economic growth.
The U.S. tariff shock has hit Vietnam’s fashion and textile exports hard. As the year closed, attention shifted toward resilience and growth in 2026. What should businesses do to stay competitive in the new trade reality?
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