18-05-2023 15:34
The first and most significant event in Vietnam’s economic reform policy was the passing of the Law on Foreign Investment in 1987. It was significant as it concretised the Party’s decision to develop the country through opening to foreign investment and moving to a market economy.
12-05-2023 17:04
Apple announced on May 12 that it will open its first online store in Vietnam on May 18 in a bid to boost operations in emerging markets.
29-03-2023 09:08
Vietnam’s stock markets are likely to be improved through technical support from Japanese organisations, but more prerequisites must be met before emerging market status will be granted.
24-02-2023 11:23
Vietnam currently accounts for 30 per cent of the MSCI Frontier Market Index, making it the largest and most developed constituent of it. So when can we expect the country to step up to the Emerging Market Index?
16-02-2023 15:26
Megacities, according to the United Nations, are defined as metropolises with at least 10 million residents. Along with the accelerated migration of the global population from rural to urban areas, new megacities are rapidly emerging. There are expected to be 43 megacities around the world in 2030, 35 of which are located in emerging markets.
03-11-2022 15:13
In the midst of a volatile macroeconomic climate, Singaporean fund CapitaLand Investment is seeking opportunities in emerging economies, including Vietnam and India.
20-08-2022 08:00
The US Federal Reserve has been increasing its interest rate at a difficult time for emerging markets. Patrick Lenain, senior associate at the Council on Economic Policies, offers his assessment of how the Fed’s interest rate hike affects the Vietnamese market and some solutions to respond to the fluctuations.
11-05-2022 20:43
Despite a stellar economic performance, Vietnam’s stock market is still some way off an upgrade to emerging market designation, with a series of efforts requiring implementation in order to bring the domestic landscape in line with international standards.
22-02-2022 16:11
Experts believe that once the KRX trading system begins official operations, many international organisations will re-evaluate the Vietnamese market to upgrade it to an emerging market.
13-01-2022 10:13
Mastercard announced today that Safdar Khan has been named division president for Southeast Asia. The appointment is an expansion of his former role as division president for the region's emerging markets.
23-11-2021 09:00
Vietnam’s equity market has witnessed a significant bounce in the last few months of the year thanks to the economic V-shaped recovery and the large influx of domestic retail investors. Now, it is hoped that Vietnam will sooner rather than later be elevated to the status of an emerging market.
06-10-2021 00:25
As consumer use of digital banking accelerates in the Asia-Pacific, the region’s emerging markets have become the hub of banking innovation for digital business models, according to McKinsey.
28-07-2021 16:21
Apple CEO Tim Cook has shared the brand's growth performance in emerging markets including Vietnam during the company's earnings call in the third quarter of 2021.
16-06-2021 21:27
As Vietnam makes its anticipated progress from frontier status to a fully-fledged emerging market, the stock market is now at the stage where more and more private investors are getting on board, according to the UK newspaper Proactive.
06-05-2021 10:00
Currently, the Vietnamese market is classified by MSCI as a frontier market, one level below the emerging market bracket. We estimate that the biggest obstacle for Vietnam to become an emerging market has been the foreign ownership limit (FOL).