Foreign loans for Vietnamese borrowers – Q&A

In this briefing the team of VDB Loi (Vietnam) answers to the most frequently raised questions relating to the provision of foreign loans to companies in Vietnam. This article generally assumes that parties are looking to implement long-term financing for a company registered in Vietnam. Note that additional requirements may apply to certain specifically regulated entities (e.g. banks or state-owned enterprises). Structuring of multi-lender (syndicated) loans is also associated with additional considerations that will be addressed separately.