The centre will serve as a controlled testing ground for new financial models and pioneer the deployment and expansion of digital asset products, digital payments, specialised trading platforms and exchanges.
The UK–Vietnam Financial Services Summit, held on November 7 in Hanoi, brings together senior policymakers, business leaders, financial institutions, and fintech innovators from both countries.
Inaugural November 5 gathering in HCMC is the first major economic event following the upgrade of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The new Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) from the World Bank Group contains an action plan for the country’s high-income, low-carbon future.
The International Finance Corporation and Vietnamese partners have signed two MoUs on accelerating innovation and financing the transition towards a green, sustainable and low-carbon economy.
At a meeting on April 12, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Mr. Alfonso Garcia Mora, Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in charge of Asia-Pacific, agreed to expand cooperation in environmental protection and climate change response. The IFC is to provide long-term capital for enterprises’ green projects.
Vietnam’s T&T Group, the YCH Group from Singapore, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a development cooperation agreement on February 16 to attract capital funding for the Vinh Phuc ICD Logistics Center - the first “superport” of the smart logistics network in the ASEAN region - towards the goal of taking Vietnam’s logistics industry to the world. The IFC will focus on helping the Center access international capital.