A proposal to establish the Viet kieu (Overseas Vietnamese) Bank in Viet Nam has been raised at a meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Viet kieu experts last week.
The changes to the housing law allowing foreigners and Viet kieu (overseas Vietnamese) to buy houses in Viet Nam (from July 1) has had an impact on the housing market.
Viet Nam is expected to see rising remittances enter the property market, following the amended housing law that allows Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) to own a house in the country.
Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang signed a new circular to
tighten regulations on vehicle registration, with stricter rules for the
transfer of Vietnamese overseas vehicles
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has tightened regulations on allowing the Vietnamese
people returning from overseas to the country (Viet kieu) to import automobiles
as movable assets.
Remittance flows to the country during the Tet season are expected to
rise to 35 per cent, increasing the country''s total remittances to
nearly US$11 billion, industry insiders said.
Vehicles shipped to Viet Nam''s ports that are not eligible for import
under the mode of movable assets of repatriating Vietnamese citizens (Viet kieu) will be fined and then confiscated if they are not re-exported.