Vietnam’s long-awaited upgrade to emerging market status is an “important milestone” for the country, experts say, yet they also warn that the inflow of foreign money will go toward companies that bear little resemblance to the country’s export-manufacturing economy. On Sept. 21, Vietnamese stocks entered FTSE Russell’s emerging market ranks, capping a years-long effort by
Singapore’s bourse reported a 14% jump in yearly revenue to $1.17 billion, after the country rolled out a series of market reforms in 2025 aimed at revitalizing its sluggish stock market. The measures, which included tax rebates for newly-listed companies and a government-led injection of 1.5 billion Singapore dollars into the local equity market, have
