The Vietnam Bond Market Association (“VBMA”) was established in August 2009. VBMA presents the shared interest of nearly 80 financial institutions including banks, securities firms, funds, insurance companies, and law firms throughout Vietnam. VBMA’s mission is to champion policies and practices that benefit its members, maintain a high-standard debt market professional community in Vietnam, be a market modernization champion and driver, a collective market information source, and a policy dialogue interlocutor for policymakers and regulators.