Vietnam to offer exciting investment opportunities post COVID-19
Standard Chartered Bank last week hosted an investment webinar entitled “Vietnam Investment Landscape 2021”, drawing the participation of clients based in Vietnam and overseas who are looking for investment opportunities in Vietnam.
Speakers at the investment webinar entitled “Vietnam Investment Landscape 2021”. (Photo courtesy of the bank)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - Standard Chartered Bank last week hosted aninvestment webinar entitled “Vietnam Investment Landscape 2021”, drawing theparticipation of clients based in Vietnam and overseas who are looking forinvestment opportunities in Vietnam.
Thepresentations focused on giving clients the latest information about theinvestment landscapes for real estate, stocks, fixed-income and funds in Vietnamin the context of a post COVID-19 era and the strategies they can devise tocapitalise on the opportunities.
“StandardChartered Global Research forecasts that Vietnam’s economic growth will getback to 6-8 percent in 2021 and onwards. Given its economic prospects,advantages of social stability and success in managing the COVID-19 pandemicalong with the profitability of the local stock market and real estate marketwhich is growing at a higher pace than that in the ASEAN region, Vietnamcontinues to offer exciting investment opportunities. Leveraging on ourunrivalled strengths of an extensive global network and in-depth knowledge ofthe local market, we provide clients world-class, customised products andservices to help them make the most of the investment opportunities and growtheir wealth sustainably,” said Harmander Mahal, Consumer, Private and BusinessBanking Head for Vietnam and Asia Cluster Markets, Standard Chartered Bank.
StandardChartered Vietnam offers offshore account opening service that enables itsoverseas clients to open an account and transfer money for investment withoutthe need to visit Vietnam. The document processing work will be facilitated bythe Bank’s partners based in the client’s home country. Once the fund isremitted to Vietnam, it will be converted into the local currency at anattractive real-time exchange rate, with the foreign exchange fee being waived.Clients will also receive consultation and support from the bank’s experts anddedicated relationship managers to help them make timely investmentdecisions./.
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Speakers at the investment webinar entitled “Vietnam Investment Landscape 2021”. (Photo courtesy of the bank) 
