Key View: Recent project announcements in Vietnam's renewables sector and a general improvement in the investment environment for renewable energy has led us to upwardly revise our renewables capacity and generation forecasts for the country. We forecast non-hydro renewables capacity to total 1.8GW in 2027, made up predominantly from wind and solar

Vietnam is set to join the list of Southeast Asian countries that are seeking to impose a sugar tax on soft drinks. The country has relatively low levels of obesity (traditionally the rationale behind a sugar tax) and so will be looking to stymie the threat of this disease, as we forecast demand for carbonated beverages to increase.

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