Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy sought the perspectives of industry stakeholders on the recent upgrade of Vietnam’s stock market in terms of market reforms, capital inflows, and long-term growth prospects.
The official announcement of an upgrade of Vietnam’s stock market from Frontier to Secondary Emerging status comes at a time when new performance records are being constantly set.
Once upgraded, Vietnam's stock market will officially be included in the investment portfolios of hundreds of global ETFs and active funds, especially those tracking the FTSE Emerging Markets Index.
Leaders from the State Securities Commission worked with representatives from the World Bank and FTSE Russell on June 24 on upgrading Vietnam’s stock market. The World Bank and FTSE Russell representatives proposed a number of solutions for the stock market to be upgraded soon and affirmed their continued support to Vietnam in building a sustainable bourse.