VOV.VN - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc recently paid a working visit to the United States to promote international cooperation for its International Financial Centre project, aiming to become a leading financial hub in the region.

The UK-Vietnam Business Summit 2025 will be held on November 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, with two strategic priorities — developing an international financial centre in Vietnam and advancing renewable energy, key pillars of future bilateral cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh have met with top UAE officials, including ADGM Chairman Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, to discuss strengthening bilateral investment ties and developing Vietnam’s international financial centre (IFC).

Ho Chi Minh City will begin construction of a long-planned international financial centre (IFC) in September, part of Vietnam’s push to position itself as a regional financial hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong (China).

VOV.VN - A finance forum opened in Da Nang city on August 28, serving as a strategic platform to connect Vietnam with the global financial network and advance Da Nang’s ambition of becoming an international financial hub.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed six types of commodity exchanges to be operated at the planned International Financial Centre (IFC) which would cover both traditional goods markets and emerging financial and commercial products.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Japan’s largest financial group MUFG to support Vietnam in developing an international financial centre, during his reception for Hironori Kamezawa, President and CEO of the group in Hanoi on August 7.

VOV.VN - The establishment of an international financial centre (IFC) in Vietnam must not only attract investors but also proactively lead a new financial model in the country, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnam hopes Swiss authorities and experts will share their experience and offer practical recommendations for the country in building, managing, and operating its international financial centre, said National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam moves to establish international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and central Da Nang city, Swiss businesses are showing keen interest, drawn by the country’s push for administrative reform and its growing appeal as a base for long-term investment in Southeast Asia.