New Decree implementing Investment Law 2014
After months of delay, the long-awaited Decree 118/2015 implementing the Investment Law 2014 was finally issued on 12 November 2015. Set out below are certain important points of Decree 118/2015:
WTO And TPP – A Comparison of Vietnam’s Commitments Regarding Investment In Financial Services
The table below tries to compare the existing commitments of Vietnam under WTO Agreement with the commitments under TPP for financial services. This post is contributed by Tran Thi Thu Thao, a VILAF associate. Pdf version of the table can be downloaded here.
Notes:
- No limitation means no limits on national treatments in terms of foreign ownership, form of investment or other restriction.
- Branch is generally not allowed unless otherwise indicated.
- Share acquisition is generally allowed with no foreign ownership limitation for committed sectors and sub-sectors unless otherwise indicated.
- Underlined words indicate new commitment under TPP.
WTO and TPP – A comparison of Vietnam’s commitments regarding investment in service sectors
The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) has just been made available for public information. The table below tries to compare the existing commitments of Vietnam under WTO Agreement with the commitments under TPP for certain service sectors. Pdf version of the table can be downloaded here.
New Enterprise Registration Decree in Vietnam
Decree 78/2015 takes effect from 1 November 2015 and implements the Enterprise Law 2014 in terms of enterprise registration procedures. While for the most parts, Decree 78/2015 follows the existing enterprise regulations under Decree 43/2010, there are certain important changes: