VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has allowed foreign investors to place stock trading orders through global brokerage firms without opening local accounts, a move aimed at easing market access and supporting the country’s bid for an emerging-market upgrade.

In today’s world, where policy credibility and execution capacity matter just as much as cost, Vietnam is placed to become a reliable and long-term supply chain partner amid the reshaping of global trade, says Shan Saeed, Global Chief Economist at Malaysia-based international real estate technology group IQI Juwai.