Vietnam ranked third amongst the 17 countries and territories involved in the latest HSBC Trade Confidence Index (TCI), which shows the foreign business community’s increasing belief in the opportunities available in the country.
According to the TCI table, announced on May 4, Vietnam reached this position with 132 points out of 200, just after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with 134 points and India with 133 points.
In a recent survey conducted by A.T. Kearney, called the FDI Confidence Index, Vietnam was 12 th out of 80 other nations, to win the most confidence from international investors.
In the rankings, the country led the Southeast Asian region, followed by Indonesia (19 th ), Malaysia (20 th ) and Singapore (24 th ).
Meanwhile, another survey by Singapore ’s InsightAsia showed that the confidence index of consumers in Vietnam was high with 132 points in the first quarter, just after Singapore and outstripping China , Malaysia , Indonesia and Thailand./.