{
  "id": 10919868,
  "title": "Vietnam steps up expressway funding efforts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/vietnam-steps-up-expressway-funding-efforts",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:17:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/vietnam-steps-up-expressway-funding-efforts-161830.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 29, the Ministry of Construction held a conference to promote investments in expressway development for the period of 2026-2030. Minister Tran Hong Minh highlighted that Vietnam has mobilized around $17.8 billion through public-private partnerships (PPP) since 2021 for 17 build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects. He stated that these projects demonstrate the appeal of transport infrastructure to investors when implemented under an appropriate institutional and policy framework. Vietnam is projected to construct 2,829 km of new expressways and expand/complete 1,187 km of existing ones during this period, with a total capital requirement of $50.7 billion. Approximately $16.9 billion has been allocated from the state budget and investor commitments, leaving around $33.8 billion to be further mobilized. The conference unveiled a pipeline of 29 projects prioritized for investment promotion under the PPP model, with a total estimated investment of about $36.9 billion. These projects aim to address the significant capital mobilization gap and create investment opportunities for businesses and credit institutions. The projects were selected based on criteria such as the Action Programme for implementing the 14th National Party Congress, approved investment policies by the National Assembly, and routes requiring expansion in line with expressway standards to improve traffic safety and capacity.",
  "summary": "Vietnam is scaling up efforts to mobilise private capital for expressway development creating new opportunities for businesses banks and investors while diversifying infrastructure funding sources",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}