Vietnam Country Analysis 2012-2017: An Evaluation of Political, Social, Economic, and Business Risk,

Table of Contents


1. Executive Summary    

2. Country Overview
    
3. Vietnam’s Economic Performance    
3.1: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate    
3.2: Consumption, saving, and investment trends    
3.3: Foreign direct investment (FDI) by industry    

4. Political and Social Risk Analysis of Vietnam    
4.1: Structure and stability of government    
4.2: Government policy agenda    
4.2.1: Policy agenda    
4.2.2: Internal security risk    
4.3: Risk in international relations    
4.4: Social risk analysis    
4.4.1: Social development index: risk analysis
4.4.2: Labor market    

5. Economic Risk of Vietnam    
5.1: Pricing trends - inflation and interest rates    
5.2: Risk in financial sector    
5.2.1: Risk in current account balance    
5.2.2: Risk in balance of payment (BOP)    
5.2.3: Risk in fiscal balance    
5.3: Risk in external sector    
5.3.1: International trade and its contribution to GDP    
5.3.2: Risk in foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate    
5.3.3: External debt and default risk    
5.3.4: Economic factors impact on business    

6. Business Risk of Vietnam    
6.1: Business risk    
6.2: Doing business in Vietnam 2012    
6.3: Credit rating of countries    
6.4: R&D expenditure and technological risk    
6.5: Business risk factors and its impact    

List of Figures

Chapter 2. Country Snapshot / Overview
Figure 2.1: Geographical location of Vietnam

Chapter 3 Vietnam’s Economic Performance
Figure 3.1: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.2: Forecast of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: GDP sectoral contribution
Figure 3.4: Share of different sectors to GDP
Figure 3.5: Quarterly trend of GDP and IIP growth
Figure 3.6: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.7: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.8: Trend in FDI registered and implemented capital
Figure 3.9: Foreign direct investment by industry

Chapter 4. Political and Social Risk Analysis of Vietnam
Figure 4.1: Trend of population and population growth rate
Figure 4.2: Population age structure
Figure 4.3: Trend of per capita income
Figure 4.4: Trend of corruption perception index of Vietnam
Figure 4.5: Trend of unemployment rate in Vietnam

Chapter 5. Economic Risk of Vietnam
Figure 5.1: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 5.2: Trend of current account balance and share in GDP
Figure 5.3: Terms of trade for Vietnam
Figure 5.4: Trend of balance of payment
Figure 5.5: Trend of government revenue and expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.6: Trend of fiscal deficit as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.7: Vietnam’s international trade structure
Figure 5.8: Exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.9: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate
Figure 5.10: Trend of debt as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.11: Trend of gross government debt position of Vietnam
Figure 5.12: Mixed prospects of debts in Vietnam

Chapter 6. Business Risk of Vietnam
Figure 6.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Vietnam

List of Tables

Chapter 2. Country Snapshot / Overview
Table 2.1: Demographic and political overview

Chapter 4. Political and Social Risk Analysis of Vietnam
Table 4.1: Homicide rate of Vietnam
Table 4.2: GINI index of Vietnam
Table 4.3: Corruption perception index

Chapter 5. Economic Risk of Vietnam
Table 5.1 Economic factors impact on business

Chapter 6. Business Risk of Vietnam
Table 6.1: FDI limits by industry
Table 6.2: Indicators for starting business
Table 6.3: Ranking in 2011 for procedures of starting a business
Table 6.4: Credit rating of countries by Moody, Fitch, and S&P
Table 6.5: Business risk factors and its impact
 

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