Vietnam has the foundation and potential to successfully build an international financial centre, according to Associate Professor Nguyen Dang Bang, a finance expert at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School.

Vietnam does not need to choose between a specialised or a comprehensive regional financial centre but can instead adopt a flexible approach to seize opportunities, said Dr. Ho Quoc Tuan, Senior Lecturer in Finance and Accounting at the UK’s University of Bristol.

Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Ngoc Canh and Vice-President Nicola Beer of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the financing arm of the European Union (EU), have agreed to advance green finance cooperation, as part of the latter’s visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged greater effort to effectively implement the National Financial Inclusion Strategy to 2025 with a vision until 2030, towards ensuring inclusive, comprehensive, and equitable financial access while chairing the second meeting of the National Steering Committee for Financial Inclusion in Hanoi on March 12.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 12 hosted a ceremony to grant a license for the establishment of the resident office of the UK-based Financial Times newspaper in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City plans to build its international financial centre in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area, covering a total area of 9.2ha, according to the Municipal Department of Science and Technology.

VOV.VN - BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, and PVcomBank mark a decade of partnership that has empowered PVcomBank for providing innovative, secure, safe and reliable banking services.

VOV.VN - The Government has approved the Ministry of Finance (MoF)’s proposal to draft a National Assembly resolution on the building of two international financial centres in Vietnam.

Foreign media outlets have cast a positive light on Vietnam’s economic growth, hailing its resilience amid global challenges and strategic vision for future growth.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has called on the UK to support Vietnam in training personnel for its planned regional and international financial centres in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.