Banking & Finance

FTSE Russell announced on October 8 that Vietnam will be upgraded from frontier market to secondary emerging market status in its September 2025 Country Classification Review.

Representatives from leading Vietnamese banks tell Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy of their efforts to lower interest rates in support of growth targets.

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.

The figure is equal to 50% of the target set by the Prime Minister.

Total registered capital exceeding VND1.42 quadrillion ($53.5 billion).

The central bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Department, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Security, scrubbed 154 million accounts and 36 million customer files from the national database on money laundering and terrorist financing.