{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreibjcnzjqokgfv6ek6ax6xkj3ahgx6onzn2rd5imbntqaghzdte6rm"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/png",
    "size": 1991802
  },
  "path": "/2026/02/05/vietnam-gives-foreign-investors-easier-access-to-stock-market/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T04:46:55.000Z",
  "site": "https://laotiantimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "All News",
    "ASEAN",
    "Economy",
    "Regional",
    "Vietnam",
    "AsianMarkets",
    "CapitalFlows",
    "EconomicDevelopment",
    "EmergingMarkets",
    "FinancialReform",
    "foreigninvestment",
    "FTSEUpgrade",
    "InternationalInvestors",
    "InvestmentOpportunities",
    "MarketReforms",
    "StockIndexGrowth",
    "VietnamEconomy",
    "VietnamGrowth",
    "VietnamStockMarket",
    "VPBankSecurities"
  ],
  "textContent": "AFP – Vietnam has moved to allow foreign investors to buy shares of local companies through international brokerages, the finance ministry has announced, removing a major hurdle to accessing the fast-growing Asian market. Vietnam’s benchmark stock index surged more than 40 percent last year, despite new 20 percent tariffs on exports to its top trading […]",
  "title": "Vietnam Gives Foreign Investors Easier Access to Stock Market"
}