News about privatization

At a seminar marking 30 years of Vietnam's securities industry on October 21, Deputy Chairman Hoàng Văn Thu of the State Securities Commission outlined six major directions following the FTSE Russell upgrade. Priorities include cutting business investment conditions and simplifying administrative procedures to attract foreign capital, and implementing a central counterparty (CCP) mechanism for the underlying stock market by 2027, alongside modernizing trading infrastructure. The list also includes diversifying financial products and promoting equitization and state divestment. As of September 30, 2026, stock market capitalization reached 10.3 quadrillion VND, equal to 80.2% of estimated 2025 GDP, and investor accounts rose from about 3,000 in 2000 to nearly 14.1 million, or 13.8% of the population, surpassing the 2030 target of 11 million.