New report highlights the opportunities for infrastructure development in Vietnam

Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia and has achieved great strides in expanding its core infrastructure over the last few decades. Economic success has been accompanied by a rapidly growing and urbanizing population which has resulted in a significant need for new and upgraded infrastructure. As the country already contributes a significant portion of their GDP to infrastructure spending, new channels of investment will be instrumental to facilitate growth. 

The report is a timely look into understanding the infrastructure landscape in Vietnam and is a valuable resource in outlining how to navigate the market and what the most promising opportunity areas are. 

The report assessed five key sectors of infrastructure: transport, energy, water and waste, social and digital, and highlights insights, opportunities, and bottlenecks into each.

Breaking down the bottlenecks faced across a project lifecycle found significant constraints in upstream activities caused by regulatory roadblocks, insufficiencies in capacity or skills, or a lack of enabling infrastructure, among others. All factors that need to be understood and considered upon market entry to ensure success.

Vietnam’s recent climate commitments, including a target to achieve net zero by 2050, building green sustainable and resilient infrastructure will be vital to consider in future developments.