Half of German companies ready to up the ante on Vietnam

By Ha Phuong June 2, 2016 | 04:48 am PT

Vietnam’s investment environment is considered to be safe, sustainable and potential for German firms as 54 percent of the investors decide to pump more money into Vietnam, according to the AHK World Business Outlook released by German Chamber Network worldwide on May 31.

Vietnam more favorite among German investors than China, India and other Asian peers

Biggest risks German companies are facing:

Economic policy is the biggest obstacle in Vietnam for German investors.

The Germans are likely to pour most investment into the service sector.

*Methodology: The purpose of the survey is to show German businesses' confidence, outlook and expectations in ASEAN, China and India for the next year, in comparison with the previous year. The survey gathered feedback from about 3.400 German companies this year. These are either members of the Chambers Abroad (AHKs) or connected to the German Delegations or Representative Offices.