More than half of listed businesses in the construction industry will see lower revenue and pre-tax profits in 2023 compared to 2022. In the opening months of 2024, the difficulties facing construction industry enterprises have actually become more serious. A host of problems are holding back contractors and represent barriers slowing down the recovery of the industry, including weak market confidence and sluggish real estate resulting in limited supply, serious debts causing capital shortages, increasing pressure on provisioning for receivables, and issues in credit access. The construction market is, however, expected to benefit from a new wave of FDI pouring into Vietnam. Businesses expect that government policies will come to remove the difficulties and offer support and help the recovery process.