Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange striving to meet international standards
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), as the nucleus of the Vietnamese stock market, should strive to meet international standards, Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said at a gong-beating ceremony to start the first trading session of the exchange following the Lunar New Year holiday on February 8.
At a gong-beating ceremony to start the first trading session of the HOSE (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh StockExchange (HOSE), as the nucleus of the Vietnamese stock market, should strive to meet international standards, Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said at a gong-beating ceremony to start the firsttrading session of the exchange following the Lunar New Year holiday on February 8.
The official said that HCM City is strivingto complete a project turning itself into a regional and internationalfinancial centre to boost the local stock market.
Pointing out unpredictable impacts of the COVID-19pandemic on the market, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said the HOSEneeds to continue its coordination with the State Securities Commission (SSC),the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) and other stock exchanges to put inplace the new information technology system for the entire stock market, knownas KRX, as scheduled.
He also highlighted the restructuring of the stockmarket, saying the HOSE should actively coordinate with the Vietnam StockExchange (VNX) in completing operational regulations and procedures, buildinga five-year development strategy, and developing new products, especially thosethat would facilitate foreign investors’ access to the Vietnamese stock market.
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At a gong-beating ceremony to start the first trading session of the HOSE (Photo: VNA) 
