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Singapore–Vietnam Exchange Linkage Targets Broader Cross-Border Investor Access

Singapore and Vietnam’s exchanges will assess a two-way depository receipt framework that could widen access to selected companies through local markets.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Singapore, 3 October 2026 – Singapore Exchange and Vietnam Exchange have agreed to explore a bilateral depository receipt linkage that could allow investors in each market to gain exposure to selected companies listed in the other through locally traded instruments. The initiative is an early but potentially important step towards deeper capital-market integration between two economies with different market structures and complementary investor bases.

The exchanges signed a memorandum of understanding on 1 October to strengthen collaboration and jointly assess the framework, operational requirements and market infrastructure needed for the linkage. The signing was witnessed by Bui Hoang Hai, vice-chairperson of Vietnam’s securities regulator, and Lim Tuang Lee, assistant managing director for capital markets at Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator.

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