Banking & Finance

Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan performed the gong-striking ceremony.

The upgrade of Vietnam's estock market from a frontier market to a secondary emerging market according to FTSE Russell's classification, will officially take effect on September 21, 2026.

Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan speaks at the conference “Vietnam officially joins the global index basket – FTSE Russell Global Equity Index Series” (FTSE GEIS) that marks the upgrade of Vietnam’s stock market from a frontier market to a secondary emerging market according to FTSE Russell's classification, which officially takes effect on September 21, 2026.

From September 21, Vietnam’s stock market will officially be classified as a “Secondary Emerging Market” under FTSE Russell’s classification framework.

A gong ceremony marking Vietnam's official entry into the FTSE GEIS emerging market index will be held at a conference in Hanoi on September 19.

Vietnam’s infrastructure funding needs are substantial, and alternative capital sources must be identified and encouraged and pressing issues resolved.