The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), in collaboration with Tri Thuc Viet Company Limited on August 7 organized a B2B Business Matching Conference on Industrial Expansion and International Market Access.
Delivering her speech, Cao Thi Phi Van, Deputy Director of ITPC, said that Ho Chi Minh City attracted approximately US$6.8 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first seven months of 2026, up 114.2 percent compared with the same period in 2025.
She said the operation of the Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC) is expected to strengthen the city's ability to mobilize international capital for infrastructure development, the green economy and innovation.
According to Ma Thanh Loan, Chief Executive Officer of Auxesia Holdings, private equity funds typically provide investments ranging from US$5 million to US$100 million over three to seven years, supporting companies as they scale up, undertake M&A transactions or prepare for initial public offerings (IPOs).
She said the biggest challenges facing Vietnamese businesses in raising capital are insufficient financial transparency, overvalued businesses and the absence of a credible strategy for deploying investment funds.
From a policy perspective, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quynh, a member of the executive board of GOE Alliance, said that Vietnam is continuing to improve its legal framework for capital market development, promote the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), expand investment funds and enhance market transparency.
These reforms will provide a stronger foundation for Vietnamese businesses to access cross-border capital more effectively, she said.
