Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Chairman of Vietjet's Board of Directors, Standing Vice Chairman of HDBank, attended the opening ceremony of the 22nd trading session of LSE with London Financial District Mayor - Dame Sue Langley and LSE General Director - Dame Julia Hoggett. The London stock market rebounded today, the FTSE 100 index closed up 1.24% to a 4-month high.
LSE CEO - Dame Julia Hoggett said: "At the London Stock Exchange, we met many excellent business leaders. However, very few people have played an important role in shaping many sectors of the economy, connecting countries such as Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. Through her leadership role in the fields of banking, aviation, technology, investment..., she has contributed to writing an important part of Vietnam's impressive growth story, bringing confidence to international investors.
Speaking at the special meeting, the Mayor of London - Dame Sue Langley happily welcomed Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao to visit the Capital of the United Kingdom and shared: "I believe that with strong growth and an increasingly developed financial sector, Vietnam is a natural partner of London. London brings a global capital ecosystem, management standards and a reliable legal environment for Vietnamese businesses to raise capital. I also appreciate Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao as a typical female leader and believe that UK-Vietnam relations will continue to develop more deeply.
In less than a year, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has visited LSE twice, showing the interest and efforts to promote the connection of the Vietnamese business community with the international capital market, expanding global cooperation and investment opportunities.
With multi-industry operations and influence in many economic sectors in many countries, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao shared: “We bring not only the aspirations of businesses but also the aspirations of a country rising in the era of innovation, creativity, integration and sustainable development. London is a symbol of governance, transparency and trust – values that we always pursue. We believe that future capital flows will be directed towards rapidly growing countries and businesses with long-term vision, good governance and sustainable development commitments; and Vietnam today is opening up new opportunities to realize that.”
The interest and companionship of LSE with leaders of the London Financial District, and the visit of Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao open up more cooperation opportunities between the business communities of the two countries, contributing to promoting economic, investment and financial relations between Vietnam and the United Kingdom, while strengthening connections with international financial markets.
Also at the meeting on a beautiful morning in London, in the presence of the Mayor of the London Financial District, the General Directors of LSE, Vietjet, Dragon Capital and HDBank signed a tripartite cooperation agreement, expanding cooperation on attracting capital for infrastructure development in Vietnam.
Mr. Dominic Scriven, Chairman of Dragon Capital shared: "I am also a member of the business community listed on LSE. Our Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited has been listed on LSE since 2016, and it has been a very good journey. Therefore, I am very pleased to be here today to witness the increasing interest and presence of Vietnamese businesses at the London Financial Centre and LSE. I am very pleased to accompany, support and strongly encourage these development steps.
Founded in 1801, the London Stock Exchange currently has more than 1,700 listed international businesses, with a capitalization of over 5.5 trillion USD, and is the world's leading bond issuing center with a market size of 35 trillion USD.
The presence of businesswoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and large businesses in the aviation, finance and banking sectors such as Vietjet, HDBank, Vikki Bank in one of the leading financial centers in the world continues to affirm the increasingly deep integration capacity of Vietnamese businesses. This is proof of efforts to connect, promote potential and attract international capital, making positive contributions to the development of the international financial market.
