On January 14, 2025, the conference “Economic Outlook 2025 – Mastering the Market” organized by CEO Club was successfully held at The Reverie Saigon Hotel. The program attracted the participation of 37 representatives of leading enterprises from many different fields, who participated in in-depth discussions on strategies and development opportunities in 2025.
Vietnam Economy in 2025: Shaping Strategy, Opening the Way to Success
In her opening speech, Ms. Dang Minh Phuong, President of CEO Club, said that this conference not only provided updated information on the economic context of Vietnam in 2024 but also opened up new directions for the business community in Vietnam in 2025, specifically:
“Vietnam’s economic outlook in 2025 is very positive and the industries that are driven by investment growth include manufacturing, technology, retail and renewable energy. Vietnam has surpassed all of its socio-economic targets set for 2024, with an impressive GDP growth of 7.09%. This strong performance sets the stage for continued momentum in 2025, as Vietnam steps up efforts to promote digitalization and accelerate the green transition.”
FDI – a driving force for sustainable growth
Speaker Mr. Nguyen Cong Ai, Member of the Executive Board of KPMG Vietnam, with the sharing topic: “Vietnam’s Economy 2024 and Prospects 2025” brought multi-dimensional perspectives, explaining the development and outstanding growth of the Vietnamese economy in 2024 and anticipating development opportunities for businesses to accelerate in 2025. He said:
2024 marks a year of positive growth for the Vietnamese economy alongside still high inflation, with import-export turnover increasing by 14.3% equivalent to 405.53 billion USD with key items such as electronics, smartphones, clothing and agricultural products. FDI continues to be the driving force for economic development, Vietnam achieved the highest FDI disbursement record ever estimated at 25.4 billion USD, up 9.4% compared to 2023. Notably, Vietnam ranked first in the top 5 countries by M&A value with 1,743 million USD, followed by Singapore (682 million USD); USA (256 million USD); Korea (203 million USD); China (75 million USD)
Optimistic outlook for Vietnam’s economy in 2025
In 2025, the difficulties and challenges will not be small, but this is also a positive “pressure” for Vietnam to be more determined in fundamental economic reforms, focusing on medium-term and long-term economic development plans with 03 core factors: A solid macro economy; Policies focusing on technology/AI and a generation of technology-savvy consumers; Infrastructure development. These will promote economic development and sustainable growth, especially in the following sectors: Real Estate, Information Technology, Consumption, Industrial Production and Finance.
Connecting and developing
During the meeting, members had in-depth analyses of the fields that are expected to be growth drivers in 2025 and open up many cooperation opportunities. At the same time, it is a testament to the spirit of solidarity, cooperation and development aspirations of the Vietnamese business community. With determination and strategic vision, businesses are gradually affirming their position in the international economic arena. The event ended with useful information shared, exchanged and discussed openly, so that each business can prepare for its own unit a response plan to the existing challenges and difficulties of the economy as well as anticipate and seize opportunities to break through in the market in the coming year 2025.
Some pictures at the event:
