Expert Briefings

Original, self-authored insights on governance, transformation, and financial system reform.

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From Knowledge to Capability

What determines technological competitiveness: the amount of knowledge a country creates – or the speed at which that knowledge becomes capability?

China is tightening the links between universities, research and industry. Vietnam is simultaneously reshaping important parts of its science, technology and innovation system. Europe and Germany approach the same challenge from a very different starting point: they already possess strong institutions, but often face friction between them.

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Vietnam’s VND 2 Quadrillion Funding Gap

Vietnam’s roughly VND 2 quadrillion gap between bank lending and deposits is not only a banking issue. It changes the economics of corporate finance. When bank funding becomes more expensive while credit must continue to support growth, banks have less room for weak risk-adjusted returns. Lower-margin, less differentiated SMEs are likely to feel that pressure first through pricing, collateral requirements, tighter limits or more selective approval. 

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WHEN LANGUAGE BECOMES STRATEGY

In many international organisations, the problem is no longer a lack of information. It is the failure to turn available knowledge into coordinated action. Language influences who contributes, whose expertise carries authority and whether local insight reaches a decision with its meaning intact. This VIET TA article explains why multilingual capability has become part of organisational performance — and what leaders, HR functions and universities should do differently.

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Resolution No. 10 and the New HR Mandate

Resolution No. 10 is often discussed through the lens of localisation. The more important question for executive teams is whether organisations are building the leadership, decision-making and organisational capabilities required for Vietnam’s next growth phase.
This Executive Insight argues that HR strategy, leadership development and capability building should be treated as core elements of enterprise performance, not as isolated people initiatives.

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