Two weeks in Ho Chi Minh City to explore a market in full transformation — and return with the conviction that Vietnam is one of the most concrete fields of opportunity for YPC in Asia.

Over two weeks in Ho Chi Minh City, Hervé Lienhardt conducted a series of targeted meetings with institutional players, law firms and advisory specialists focused on the Vietnamese market, engineering groups active in infrastructure and environmental transition, French-Vietnamese business associations, and locally-rooted business development partners.

The programme combined strategic bilateral meetings, participation in major sectoral events and field exchanges — allowing YPC to assess opportunities across several priority areas: infrastructure project development and industrial parks, energy transition and ESG, M&A advisory, and the structuring of Franco-Vietnamese partnerships.

Vietnam's fundamentals make a compelling case: GDP growth of 8.2% in 2025, record FDI of USD 25.35 billion, over 400 industrial parks with occupancy rates above 80%, and a net-zero 2050 commitment driving the green transformation of industrial infrastructure. The country is also accelerating its North-South HSR corridor and a major renewable energy scale-up plan.

These sectors — water, waste, energy, transport infrastructure, green industrial parks, industrial decarbonisation — are precisely where YPC's expertise finds its most natural fit: transition management, operational excellence, complex project engineering (EPC/PPP/JV), and ESG/CSRD advisory. Discussions confirmed a strong appetite for experienced international operators capable of bridging European know-how and local execution.

* Glossary of abbreviations

YPC — Your Project Consult, a management consulting and project development firm · GDP — Gross Domestic Product · FDI — Foreign Direct Investment . ESG — Environmental, Social and Governance · CSRD — Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU sustainability reporting framework) · M&A — Mergers & Acquisitions · EPC — Engineering, Procurement & Construction (turnkey contract) · PPP — Public-Private Partnership · JV — Joint Venture · CXO — Chief X Officer — any C-suite executive (CEO, COO, CFO…)
HSR — High-Speed Rail · RE / ENR — Renewable Energy · PMO — Project Management Office · KPI — Key Performance Indicator · OKR — Objectives & Key Results · P&L — Profit & Loss · APAC — Asia-Pacific · HCMC — Ho Chi Minh City · FDI — Foreign Direct Investment .