HCM City, Dec. 10 -- Ho Chi Minh City has readied necessary infrastructure, personnel, and investors for the operation of its International Financial Centre (IFC), slated to be inaugurated on December 19, Dr. Truong Minh Huy Vu, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS), has said.

Vu revealed this at a working session with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh in the city on December 9.

Regarding technical infrastructure and data, Vu said the municipal departments are reviewing the entire system, including digital infrastructure and data centres. The southern hub currently has 16 data centres, with some meeting high standards suitable for the IFC's operations.

The municipal authority has reported that ov...