London, Feb. 27 -- An International Financial Centre (IFC) is not merely a hub for banks and investment funds, but a geoeconomic stage where national credibility and influence are shaped. Vietnam is facing a strategic opportunity to leverage such a platform to elevate its standing on the regional and global financial map, experts said at a seminar in London on February 26. Christine Le, Managing Director of Eastern Horizon Wealth Management and President of the Vietnam Finance and Investment Association in the UK, stressed that for Vietnam, an IFC should represent a shift from capital recipient to capital allocator. That transition marks an upgrade in the global financial value chain and embodies financial soft power, she said, adding tha...