Forms of Investment in Vietnam

According to the Vietnam Law on Investment Protected content , foreign investors can invest in Vietnam through direct investment and indirect investment.

The direct investment is when the investor invests its invested capital and participates in the management of the investment activities, includes:

– To establish economic organizations in the form of one hundred per cent Protected content capital of domestic investors or one hundred per cent Protected content capital of foreign investors.
See more: Procedures for setting-up a 100% foreign-owned business. Protected content

– To establish joint venture economic organizations between domestic and foreign investors.

– To invest in the contractual forms of: BCC, BO, BTO, and BT.

– To invest in business development.

– To purchase shares or to contribute capital in order to participate in management of investment activities.

– To invest in the carrying out of a merger and acquisition of an enterprise.

– To carry out other forms of direct investment.

Foreign investor will be considered for acceptance by the competent authorities and be granted Investment Certificate.

Indirect investment means a form of investment whereby the investor contribute the capital but do not participate directly in the management of the investment activity, includes:

– Purchase of shareholding, shares, bonds and other valuable papers;

– Through securities investment funds;

– Through other intermediary financial institutions.