Vietnam realty stock deleted from MSCI Frontier Markets Index

Vietnam realty stock deleted from MSCI Frontier Markets Index

Global index provider MSCI has removed the stock of Nam Long Investment Corporation (HoSE: NLG) from its MSCI Frontier Markets Index.

Finance - Wed, May 15, 2024 | 4:36 pm

WB estimates $25 bln foreign investment after Vietnam stock market upgrade

WB estimates $25 bln foreign investment after Vietnam stock market upgrade

Vietnam’s stock market status upgrade from “frontier” to “emerging” by global index providers FTSE Russell and MSCI can attract international investments of $25 billion by 2030, the World Bank estimates.

Finance - Tue, April 16, 2024 | 8:50 pm

FTSE retains Vietnam in watch list for reclassification to emerging market status

FTSE retains Vietnam in watch list for reclassification to emerging market status

FTSE Russell, one of global index providers, has kept Vietnam in its watch list for possible reclassification to a secondary emerging market from a frontier market currently.

Finance - Thu, March 28, 2024 | 3:39 pm

Vietnamese stocks can attract additional $25 bln with market status upgrade: WB

Vietnamese stocks can attract additional $25 bln with market status upgrade: WB

International investors can pour an additional $25 billion into Vietnam’s stock market by 2030 if its status is upgraded from frontier market to emerging market, says a World Bank expert.

Finance - Thu, February 29, 2024 | 4:13 pm

Speed up plan for stock market status upgrade: PM

Speed up plan for stock market status upgrade: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Finance Ministry to identify measures for ensuring an upgrade in Vietnam’s stock market status to “emerging market” from “frontier market” in order to lure more foreign investment into the country.

Finance - Fri, February 16, 2024 | 5:08 pm

VN-Index may rise 26% this year if upgraded in September: Maybank Securities

VN-Index may rise 26% this year if upgraded in September: Maybank Securities

The benchmark VN-Index may reach 1,420 points, gaining 26% from the end of 2023, if Vietnam is upgraded from a “frontier” to an “emerging” market in September, according to Maybank Securities Vietnam (MSVN).

Finance - Tue, January 30, 2024 | 9:52 am

Foreign investors to be net Vietnam stock buyers in 2024: experts

Foreign investors to be net Vietnam stock buyers in 2024: experts

Foreign investors will return to net buying in the Vietnamese stock market this year to catch opportunities from the market status upgrade from “frontier” to “emerging”, said experts.

Finance - Mon, January 22, 2024 | 11:41 am

Foreign investors will turn to net buying in anticipation of stock market status upgrade: broker

Foreign investors will turn to net buying in anticipation of stock market status upgrade: broker

Foreign investors, after a period of consecutive net selling, may return to net buying on the Vietnamese stock market from end-Q1/2024 in anticipation of a stock market status upgrade from a frontier to emerging market, said Le Duc Khanh, director of analysis at VPS Securities JSC.

Finance - Wed, January 10, 2024 | 10:23 am

2023 in review: Vietnam’s Top 10 stock market events

2023 in review: Vietnam’s Top 10 stock market events

Vietnam’s stock market saw several landmark events in 2023, including the Prime Minister’s order to upgrade the market from “frontier” to “emerging", and corruption scandals. Here below are the top 10 events.

A year in review and 2024 forecasts - Sat, December 30, 2023 | 8:22 am

Vietnam touts stock market upgrade to American investors

Vietnam touts stock market upgrade to American investors

Vietnam's government is determined to remove the obstacles facing a market upgrade, thereby making the domestic stock market an attractive investment and business destination for domestic and foreign investors, said Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission (SSC) Vu Thi Chan Phuong.

Finance - Thu, November 16, 2023 | 10:01 am

Vietnam stock market upgrade to attract more int’l capital: Citibank

Vietnam stock market upgrade to attract more int’l capital: Citibank

The upgrade of Vietnam’s stock market status from frontier to emerging market will see more international capital flow into the country and boost economic growth, says Citibank Vietnam.

Banking - Tue, October 17, 2023 | 3:16 pm

Foreign players may pour $8 bln into Vietnam shares on market status upgrade: VinaCapital

Foreign players may pour $8 bln into Vietnam shares on market status upgrade: VinaCapital

Foreign investors will likely put between $5 billion and $8 billion into Vietnamese securities if the local stock market is elevated to an emerging one from its current frontier status, a VinaCapital executive has said.

Finance - Wed, October 11, 2023 | 10:19 am

Vietnam needs to meet higher standards for market status upgrade: expert

Vietnam needs to meet higher standards for market status upgrade: expert

Vietnam, now classified as a “frontier market” by both the U.S.’s Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the UK’s FTSE Russell, needs to meet the higher standards of these organizations to get its status elevated to an “emerging market”, writes Can Van Luc, chief economist at Hanoi-based BIDV bank.

Finance - Mon, October 9, 2023 | 2:59 pm

Vietnam still on watch list for reclassification to secondary emerging market status: FTSE Russell

Vietnam still on watch list for reclassification to secondary emerging market status: FTSE Russell

Vietnam remains on the watch list for a possible reclassification from frontier to secondary emerging market status as the market has yet to meet the settlement requirements stipulated in the FTSE Equity Country Classification Framework.

Finance - Sat, September 30, 2023 | 11:35 am