On November 16, 2021, VBMA in collaboration with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Asian Development Bank organized the webinar: Opportunities for scaling up Green Finance in Vietnam to share with market participants knowledge and experience from the international market in developing Green bond market in Vietnam and bring about investment opportunities to the market participants.

The webinar consisted of 4 parts:

Part 1: Recent trends of sustainable finance market in developing Asia, presented by Ms. Shu Tian, Economist at ADB.

Part 2: Legal Framework for Corporate bond market development and drivers for ESG bond market growth in Thailand, presented by Ms. Kruaonn Tontyaporn, Assistant Director, Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission and Ms. Paneeya Nitiwanakun, Assistant Director, Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission.

Part 3: Past, present, future: Vietnam's Green Bond Market, Challenges and Opportunities

The discussion was under the moderation of Mr. Do Ngoc Quynh – VBMA General Secretary with the participation of the panelist as follow:

• Mr. Ketut Kusuma, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group

• Mr. Pham Phu Khoi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, VPB

• Mr. Le Nhu Phuoc An, deputy General Director, Trung Nam Group

• Mr. Ngo The Trieu, Chief Executive Officer, Eastspring Investments

• Ms. Le Dung, Deputy Director of Corporate Finance Dept, VCBS

• Mr. Donald Lambert, Principal Private Sector Development Specialist, ADB

Part 4: Resources available to support issuers, market players and the ecosystem, presented by Mr. Srinath Komarina, Program Manager, GGGI and Mr. Kosintr Puongsophol, Financial Sector Specialist, ADB