The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has recently released its Business Confidence Index (BCI) for the fourth quarter of 2025, with the index reaching 80 points, the highest level recorded in the past seven years. Against the backdrop of lingering global economic risks and uncertainties, the sharp rise in confidence among the EU business community is widely seen as a positive signal, providing fresh momentum for Vietnam’s industry and trade sector in the period ahead.

According to EuroCham, the Q4/2025 BCI results indicate a clear improvement in how European companies assess Vietnam’s business conditions. Notably, 65% of surveyed EU enterprises described the current business environment as positive, a marked increase compared with earlier forecasts. This assessment suggests that production, trade, and supply-chain operations have performed better than expected, while also underscoring growing confidence in the Vietnamese economy’s resilience and adaptive capacity.

Short-term prospects are viewed as even more encouraging. The proportion of businesses expecting positive business conditions is projected to rise to 69% in the first quarter of 2026. This outlook indicates that European enterprises are not merely acknowledging a temporary improvement, but are increasingly confident in a sustained growth trajectory. Such expectations are significant for investment decisions, production expansion, and trade development, particularly in sectors closely linked to supply chains, exports and imports, and manufacturing and processing industries.

The BCI reaching a seven-year high also highlights the increasingly stable and attractive investment and business environment Vietnam offers to foreign investors, including EU companies. Rising confidence forms a critical foundation for medium- and long-term investment decisions, while also stimulating a stronger recovery in production and trade following recent periods of difficulty.

Within the broader economic landscape, the Q4/2025 BCI results reflect improvements across production, goods circulation, and consumer markets alike. Elevated business confidence is not only an indicator of market sentiment, but also a driving force guiding capital flows, encouraging production scale-up, and boosting commercial activity in the time ahead.

With these positive signals from the European business community, Vietnam is well positioned to further strengthen its standing as an attractive investment destination, while unlocking additional room for growth in production and trade amid ongoing volatility in the global economy.