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URL:https://imaasia.com/events/vietnam-road-investment-grade/
SUMMARY:Has Vietnam’s Road to Investment Grade got longer?
DESCRIPTION:Before the Iran war\, Vietnam was on track to receive a long-aw
 aited upgrade to its credit rating to investment grade over the next few y
 ears.\n\nManufacturing\, exports\, capex\, consumer demand\, and tourism w
 ere all firing. That trajectory has shifted.\n\nRising energy prices\, fue
 l scarcity\, and a slowdown in global trade have clouded the outlook for H
 2'26 and potentially beyond. Vietnam will likely fare better than most of 
 Southeast Asia\, its inherent strengths and political stability provide a 
 floor\, but the growth trajectory is now lower and the timeline to investm
 ent grade is less certain.\n\nThe central question: Can the To Lam governm
 ent provide a steady hand during this turbulent period and guide the econo
 my back to the pathway to an investment grade upgrade?\n\nTo address this\
 , we've invited Michael Kokalari\, Chief Economist at VinaCapital\, for a 
 timely session on Vietnam's outlook. Michael has worked in Vietnam for ove
 r 10 years and is one of the most respected voices on its economy and mark
 ets. Prior to VinaCapital\, he spent years as a derivatives trader in Toky
 o and London running multi-billion-dollar trade books\, and has co-authore
 d a book with Nobel laureates Myron Scholes of Harvard University and Will
 iam Sharpe of Stanford University.\n\nIf Vietnam is in your portfolio\, or
  you are evaluating it as part of your ASEAN strategy\, this is a session 
 worth joining.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nThese events are for members only. If you’d
  like to discover more about membership\, please contact us at service@im
 aasia.com
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