Archiving IRC Dossiers and Project Documents: Retention and Duties
When an FDI project is inspected, when a bank reviews a loan file, or when an investor prepares to transfer a project after ten years of operation, the…
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Errors on a Newly Issued IRC: Correction Procedures
Many investors glance at a newly issued Investment Registration Certificate (IRC), file it away, and only discover a mistake weeks later — when a bank opens the capital…
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Receiving the IRC: What to Verify Before Signing?
The day an Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) is collected is usually celebrated as the end of the licensing journey, but for a careful practitioner it is the start…
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Tracking IRC Application Progress Online: Where to Check?
The moment the submit button is pressed on an Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) application, many investors fall into passive waiting: not knowing which stage the dossier is at,…
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Bank Guarantees Replacing Project Deposits: Acceptance Conditions
For a project subject to performance security, the investor faces two options: pay a real cash deposit into a blocked account, or use a bank guarantee of the…
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Project Performance Security Deposits with IRC Applications: Amounts and Refunds
Among the costs and financial obligations in applying for an Investment Registration Certificate (IRC), the project performance security deposit surprises investors most: it is neither a fee nor…
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IRC Applications for Education and Healthcare Projects: Sector Appraisals
Education and healthcare are two social service sectors drawing growing foreign investor interest in Vietnam, and also two sectors where authorities appraise projects more strictly than average. The…
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GHG Inventories: Expanded Coverage and New Reporting Cycles
Scenario: a factory receives a GHG inventory notice and panics: “I thought only big enterprises had to do this — why us now?” The answer: the list of…
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Carbon Allowance Allocation: Free vs Auction and Calculation for Businesses
Scenario: a steel plant director asks: “I hear we will soon have to buy ‘carbon allowances’ — where, at what price, do we get any free?” The answer:…
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New Power Tariffs for Manufacturing: Calculation and Saving Strategies
Scenario: a factory’s chief accountant sees the power bill rising without understanding why — because retail power tariffs stopped being “one price” long ago. Understanding manufacturing power pricing…
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