Investment

Mr. Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, Global Economics & Market Research, at the United Overseas Bank (UOB), tells Linh Tong what Vietnam must do to succeed in its next phase of growth and in FDI 2.0.

Lending rates at least 1 percentage point lower than commercial banks’ average lending rates for loans of the same maturity.

Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam proposed that bilateral cooperation shift toward long-term programs in innovation, science and technology, human resource development, green finance, high-quality infrastructure, strategic supply chains, education, and research.

Mr. Rich McClellan, CEO of the Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC), tells Linh Tong about the long-term vision for the VIFC and the steps needed to build a trusted gateway for international capital.

Mr. Jochen Biedermann, Managing Director of the World Alliance of International Financial Centers, tells Ngoc Lan that Vietnam holds certain advantages as it goes about building an International Financial Center.

The project is expected to help the central province gradually strengthen its participation in supply chains for semiconductor materials and other high-tech industries.