The event was attended by 200 guests who are domestic and international experts, scientists, policymakers, university leaders, and representatives of financial and economic organisations.
In his opening speech, Dr. Phan Chi Hieu, Deputy Minister of Justice, said that Resolution No.222/2025/QH15 on international financial centres in Viet Nam, effective from September 1, has opened a legal framework for the establishment of international financial centres.
The Prime Minister has given instructions to establish an International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
Ho Chi Minh City, as the leading economic centre of the country, is working with the Government, ministries, branches, relevant units and organisations to urgently and drastically implement steps to serve the launch of this Centre.
The Deputy Minister of Justice said that the workshop is of special importance, creating a forum for academic exchange, sharing international experiences, especially unprecedented legal issues related to the institution, organisation, operating mechanism and dispute resolution of the International Financial Centre.
At the workshop, Professor, Dr. Le Hong Hanh, Chairman of the Viet Nam International Arbitration Centre said that through studying international models, a common point can be drawn: The most important factor for a successful international financial centre is the legal framework.
He believed that Viet Nam can completely learn and apply the basic principles from the Cambridge model, especially transparency, freedom of contract and effective dispute resolution mechanism.
This is the necessary foundation for IFC Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to become a true international financial centre, contributing to enhancing the national position and soon turning Viet Nam into an Asian dragon, he noted.
