Vietnam's stock market opened on 28 July 2000 with just two stocks, REE and SAM, after a difficult effort to persuade companies to list. Thirty years later, market capitalization of shares is about 10 million billion VND, equal to nearly 80% of GDP in 2025, and investor accounts have grown from 3,000 in 2000 to over 14 million. The market now has more than 1,600 listed securities, while the corporate bond market is about 1.4 million billion VND, or 11% of GDP. The carbon credit market was officially launched on 29 June 2026. The article frames the next phase as a challenge of improving market quality, not just expanding size.
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Original headline: 30 năm chứng khoán Việt Nam: Từ 2 cổ phiếu đến 10 triệu tỷ vốn hóa, một chương mới đang mở ra
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| Market | Vietnam stocks |
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| Close on 10/23/2026 | 1,774.15 |
| Change that session | +0.77% |
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