Mayor Daniel Lurie affirmed that San Francisco, with its strengths in high technology and finance, stands ready to promote investment cooperation and connectivity for the development of the Viet Nam International Financial Centre.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on March 25 had meetings with heads of leading fintech institutions and investment funds, including KraneShares, Stellar Development Foundation, Polymorphic Capital, TPG Inc., and Kraken as part of a series of activities on the US East Coast to attract investment and foster cooperation for development of the Viet Nam International Financial Centre (VIFC).

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on March 23 visited and held working sessions with NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and attended a forum promoting investment in the Viet Nam International Financial Centre (VIFC).

Training programmes for the IFC workforce should be upgraded and expanded into priority areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, financial technology, energy and semiconductors, with the longer-term goal of developing a high-quality finance and STEM training hub in Viet Nam aligned with German standards, said Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, who also serves as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Viet Nam International Financial Centre.

On the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, a Ho Chi Minh City delegation rolled out a series of high-level activities to deepen dialogue, broaden partnerships and advance international cooperation in innovation, science – technology, and digital transformation.