Singapore corridor
UOB Breaks Ground in VIFC Zone as Rating Barrier Stalls Bigger Rivals
UOB raises charter capital to VND 10 trillion and breaks ground on a VIFC-zone HQ in July — while JPMorgan and MUFG are blocked by Decree 329's rating barrier.
Vietnam Taps Singapore to Close MSCI Demand Gap
MoF Minister Ngo Van Tuan and MAS Managing Director Chia Der Jiun agreed May 29 to explore depositary receipts and share Singapore's institutional investor playbook — targeting MSCI, not just FTSE.
IMFE Launch Targets Vietnam's $6–8B Maritime-Finance Leakage
VIFC-HCMC launched the IMFE on May 21 with Gemadept as founding lead — a three-phase platform targeting the $6–8B in maritime financial value Vietnam loses offshore annually.
AAFH Deal Stack: High Ridge Aviation, 44 Aircraft, and What the $6.1B Actually Represents
High Ridge Aviation — PIMCO's JV, not PIMCO itself — holds the Vietjet financing deal. The Pratt & Whitney agreement covers exactly 44 A321NEO and A321XLR aircraft.
Singapore and the VIFC: What a Central Banker Premier's First Phone Call Signals
PM Le Minh Hung, a former SBV Governor, called Singapore's PM nine days into office to request VIFC support — here is what that means.
Decree 329's AA- Floor Is Keeping Foreign Banks Out of the VIFC
Six months in, the VIFC's banking tier is entirely domestic. Decree 329's AA- threshold bars MUFG, Bank of America, and Bank of China — and the VIFC's own Vice Chairman wants it scrapped.
Draft Urban Law Targets the Capital Trap at the Heart of the VIFC
Capital raised inside the VIFC becomes foreign investment the moment it crosses the 898-hectare perimeter — and the Draft Law on Special Urban Areas contains the most concrete proposed fix to date.
Singapore Backs VIFC Commercial Court in May 29 MOU
Singapore and Vietnam signed an MOU on 29 May 2026 to jointly develop the VIFC Specialised Commercial Court — the first bilateral partnership to operationalise Law 150's judicial framework.
HCMC's Davos Playbook: The On-Chain Partnerships Behind the Headlines
HCMC's Davos delegation signed two on-chain MoUs and studied Lugano's crypto-city model. Here is what each engagement actually involved.