There remains huge room for Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) to cooperate in financial services, which can create capital flows for investment and trade activities in Asia and the world, participants heard at an event held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13.

The Vietnam Finance Forum 2023 themed “Financial Policies to Overcome Challenges towards Sustainable Development” was held in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on November 30.

VOV.VN - Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc expressed Vietnam’s desires to enhance finance cooperation with Australia, Japan and Singapore during his separate meetings with financial leaders of the three countries on the sidelines of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting 2023 in San Francisco, USA, on November 12.

A report of United Overseas Bank (UOB Vietnam) shows that 76% of Vietnamese people are optimistic about improving their personal finances by the middle of next year, followed by Indonesians (74%) and Thais (68%).

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc on November 6 morning reported to the National Assembly that the country's credit rating benefited from a positive outlook from international communities, resulting in an upgrade to “prosperous and stable” or BB+ levels. The rating helps build investor confidence in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Embassy in Egypt on October 31 held a hybrid workshop to exchange experience in attracting green finance between the two nations, as part of activities marking the 60th founding anniversary of their diplomatic relations (1963-2023).

The 13th Party Central Committee spent the second working day of the 8th plenum on October 3 discussing several important economic issues.

Sai Gon – Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed an agreement for SHB to participate in the IFC’s Global Trade Finance Programme (GTFP).

VOV.VN - An array of investor-friendly attributes are transforming Vietnam into one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful magnets for foreign direct investment (FDI), magazine Global Finance of the United States recently wrote in its article “Vietnam’s Great Expectations”.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai received General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Agustin Carstens in Hanoi on September 22.