Fitch on Vietnam: Overcoming Challenges, Sustaining Growth 2023 | Fitch Ratings | 12 June 2023 | Meliá Hanoi, 44 P. Lý Thường Kiệt, Trần Hưng Đạo, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

It has plenty of reasons to cheer as it made its way to the Year of the Cat: a 2022 GDP growth rate of 8%, the highest in 25 years; increased foreign direct and robust retail sales that have surged beyond pre-pandemic levels. Yet, headwinds are looming. Slowing growth in its key markets in Europe and North America threaten to derail Vietnam’s recovery. At home, concerns persist around the exposure of the country’s banks to the weak property market. Sustainability pressures also beckon with The Group of Seven (G7) countries committing US$15.5 billion to fund renewable infrastructure investment in the country.

This events returns to the in-person format, bringing together decision-makers in the private and public sectors alongside experts from Fitch Ratings to examine the issues and opportunities in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.

2023 Speakers

MODERATOR:

Daniel Yu
Editor-in-chief, The Asset

SPEAKERS:

Sing Chan Ng
Head of APAC business origination, Fitch Ratings

Sagarika Chandra
Director, Asia-Pacific sovereign ratings, Fitch Ratings

Willie Tanoto
Director, Asia-Pacific banks, Fitch Ratings

Sajal Kishore
Head of Asia-Pacific infrastructure & project finance, Fitch Ratings

Muralidharan Ramakrishnan
Head of South & South-East Asia energy and utilities, Fitch Ratings

Dang Quoc Hiep
Deputy general manager, Executive director, Non-Japanese head of Vietnam, Mizuho Bank