Vietnamese SMEs: new target for foreign investorsVietNamNet Bridge - While multinational conglomerates and large foreign investment funds are looking for opportunities to invest in large companies, other foreign investors are eyeing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Analysts said the big interest from South Korean investors in Vietnamese SMEs showed a new tendency in the M&A market. In the past, foreign investors only eyed large private companies or SOEs which were under equitization. However, Won said that South Korean investors were worried about the lack of transparency in financial reports of Vietnamese companies. An analyst said that Vietnam SMEs are still weak in corporate governance and business planning, while information about their business is lacking.

Source: VietNamNet News December 24, 2017 07:18 UTC