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In Q3/2020, upticks in Manufacturing and Exports saw gross domestic product (GDP) increase 2.62% year-on-year (YoY). Successful Covid containment and increased overseas demand helped accelerate recovery from the first half slowdown.

In 2019, Vietnam’s impressive macroeconomic indicators supported the strong performance of the real estate market.

Viet Nam has transformed from an agricultural-based economy to one of the most popular manufacturing and industrial hubs in Asia and is now transitioning from low skilled and labour-intensive production to higher-value industries.

In 1H/2019, Viet Nam’s manufacturing and processing sector experienced continued growth amid the US-China trade war, new industry investments and significant free trade agreements taking effect.

The US-China trade war, additional investment and new free trade agreements have all had a positive effect on Viet Nam’s industrial sector. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) became official in January while the EU Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) was signed in June 2019.