The improved standing signals meaningful gains in upgrading the financial business environment, strengthening infrastructure and deepening connectivity with international markets.

Ho Chi Minh City has jumped 11 positions in the Global
Financial Centers Index (GFCI) compared with 2025, now ranking 84th globally, according
to the latest Global Financial Centres Index 2026 (GFCI 39).

The improved standing signals meaningful gains in upgrading
the financial business environment, strengthening infrastructure and deepening
connectivity with international markets.

What is particularly significant is that the city is
identified as one of the financial centers in the world expected to gain
considerable importance in the next 2 to 3 years, according to Mr. Richard D.
McClellan, Executive Director of Vietnam’s International Financial Center in
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC IFC).

The newly released GFCI results are a significant signal for
Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam, reflecting the increasing interest from the
international financial community, he said. However, this comes with a clear
demand to transform this interest into actual capital flows and to build a
solid institutional framework.

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