At the 27 October session on attracting capital to financial centres during AEF 2026, Le Anh Tuan, CEO of Dragon Capital, said an international financial centre must ensure investors can bring USD in and move it back home smoothly. He noted diverging flows: FDI hit a record in the first nine months, with over USD 50 billion registered and USD 21 billion disbursed, while FII saw net outflows of USD 5 billion, and nearly USD 20 billion has been withdrawn from indirect investment over five years. He proposed that VIFC address three demands: access to products limited in the domestic market, easy currency hedging and transfers, and stable, clear and consistent regulations. VIFC-HCMC CEO Richard D. McClellan said the centre already has 10 founding members and the city plans to issue regulations in November. Talgat Amanbayev of AIFC in Kazakhstan noted that over eight years, AIFC attracted USD 27 billion in registered capital and disbursed USD 17 billion.
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Original headline: Sếp Dragon Capital: Trung tâm tài chính phải giúp ngoại tệ vào ra dễ dàng
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