Published Articles & OP-EDS
This section brings together selected articles and analyses authored by Dr. Sven David and published in leading Vietnamese and international media.
The publications address key developments shaping Vietnam’s economic transformation, investment environment, private-sector development and institutional reform, combining strategic analysis with a practical perspective on their implications for businesses and investors.
Selected contributions published by Đầu tư are also available in a dedicated collection.
Motivations of major resolution will entice long-term foreign investors
The article examines Vietnam’s Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW and the country’s next phase of foreign investment attraction. The core question is no longer simply how Vietnam can attract more capital, but how foreign investment can help build stronger domestic capabilities, deepen supplier linkages, support technology transfer, and create more durable operating advantages for long-term investors.
Từ điểm nghẽn toàn cầu đến lợi thế chiến lược: Cơ hội mới cho Việt Nam
This Vietnamese-language publication in Đầu tư discusses how global supply chain disruptions can become a strategic opportunity for Vietnam if reliability, coordination, and operational resilience are strengthened.
Vietnam’s International Financial Centre: From Concept to Institution
Vietnam has officially launched its International Financial Centre (IFC), signaling a deliberate transition from ambitious concept to a functioning institution. Rather than a sudden breakthrough, the move reflects Vietnam’s trademark "gradualist approach," focusing on institutional credibility and long-term stability over mere symbolism.
Trung tâm Tài chính quốc tế (IFC): Từ tham vọng đến thể chế
This Vietnamese-language publication in Đầu tư examines Vietnam’s International Financial Centre as a transition from policy ambition towards institutional design, operational credibility, and long-term market trust.
From ambition to institution for IFC
Vietnam’s new International Financial Centre is not about speed or spectacle. It is about credibility, governance, and disciplined implementation. From legal architecture to fintech sandboxes, the IFC reflects Vietnam’s patient, institution-by-institution path to international financial maturity.
Pivotal stage of growth paves way for rise in M&As
Vietnam is entering a decisive phase where policy clarity, private-sector momentum, and disciplined execution are reshaping the country’s economic trajectory. […]
Tái định hình dòng vốn từ Mỹ và châu Âu vào Việt Nam
This Vietnamese-language publication in Đầu tư analyses how US and European FDI strategies in Vietnam are being reshaped by risk reduction, resilience, localisation, and operational readiness.
Mandates reshaping US and European FDI
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐃𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦 underscores a decisive shift from 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 to 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 […]
Dr. Sven David’s Vietnamese-language publications in Đầu tư, one of Vietnam’s most important business and investment publications under Báo Tài chính – Đầu tư / Ministry of Finance.