The State Bank of Vietnam published a readout of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working session with Da Nang’s leadership focused on the Da Nang International Financial Centre and the removal of bottlenecks for major projects. The Prime Minister set out instructions to accelerate the centre’s infrastructure and operating set-up and tasked the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Vietnam with supporting the development of procedures and guidance for licensing, management and supervision of activities within the centre. The Da Nang International Financial Centre was inaugurated on 09/01/2026 at Software Park No. 2 with an office area of more than 4,000 square metres, and a 20-storey building with more than 27,000 square metres of floor space is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in Q2 2026. The city reported that it has completed an initial organisational and staffing structure, including hiring a foreign expert who previously served as chief executive of an international financial centre, and has begun investor outreach and coordination with other provinces and cities on project pipelines. The Prime Minister directed Da Nang to ensure adequate staffing and public assets for agencies operating in the centre, attract high-quality and foreign talent, build supporting digital and social infrastructure, and prioritise feasible projects with potential regional and national spillovers when raising capital through the centre. The readout also notes that the Government Office will coordinate with Da Nang to finalise and issue the Prime Minister’s conclusions following the meeting.

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