Vietnam SOEs: Shifting ground
Vietnam’s state-owned enterprise (SOE) privatization initiative continues to produce investment opportunities, but private equity firms must be prepared for a hard sell when negotiating
For investors operating in Vietnam’s shrinking universe of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the biggest challenge is often staying out of the spotlight. Firms that see the government’s privatization...
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