VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to launch a new maritime financial centre as part of efforts to strengthen Vietnam’s role in regional trade, shipping and logistics finance.

VOV.VN - Efforts are underway to channel Australian investment into the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC) through a series of investment promotion activities in Melbourne, aiming to unlock large-scale capital flows for Vietnam’s priority sectors.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on March 23 visited New York to engage with leading US financial institutions, including NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and investment firm Warburg Pincus, aiming to gather insights for developing the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitment to providing the best possible conditions for foreign investors at the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC), positioning the project as a strategic gateway for global capital.

An International Financial Centre (IFC) is not merely a hub for banks and investment funds, but a geoeconomic stage where national credibility and influence are shaped. Vietnam is facing a strategic opportunity to leverage such a platform to elevate its standing on the regional and global financial map.

Though only recently operational, the Vietnam International Financial Centre in HCM City (VIFC–HCMC) has reported encouraging initial results, signalling strong investor confidence and positioning itself as a gateway for large-scale capital flows into Vietnam.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has underscored three key pillars for the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC), including legal, digital, governance and workforce infrastructure.

VOV.VN - Vantage Point Asset Management (VPAM), one of the leading asset management firms based in Singapore and Australia, will mobilise US$10 billion over five years for investment in the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC), with a focus on the Ho Chi Minh City hub, known as IFC HCM.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on February 11 launched its international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC), a move Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh described as a strategic step to help the country move from a capital recipient to a market shaper amid shifting global investment flows.

As competition among global financial hubs intensifies, Ho Chi Minh City is moving to carve out a distinct position with a “latecomer but different” strategy, placing institutional reform and innovation at the heart of its competitiveness.