03-03-2018 16:52
Following the incident of “vanished” savings at Eximbank, deposit security will likely be in the limelight at Vietnam-based banks’ upcoming annual general shareholders’ meetings (AGM), rather than the previous issues, such as dividend payment and non-performing loans.
25-12-2017 15:34
E-banking, the latest trend in the Vietnamese banking system, has not completely been able to replace conventional banking customs although the majority of baby boomers (those born in 1945-1960) and generation X (1961-1980) show insignificant interest in modern banking services.
12-12-2017 14:09
Over the years, farmers in Binh Thuan province have made good use of microcredit to build a better life for themselves.
24-06-2017 16:29
A source of VIR revealed that the zero VND Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Ocean Bank) has been sold to a foreign bank in Asia.
12-04-2017 16:17
Starting the annual general meeting (AGM) season, several banks have revealed ambitious plans for 2017.
20-03-2017 16:52
Profits in 2016 showed that banks had good performance, but the growth in expenditures is higher than that of profit, which raised questions about the effectiveness of banks’ operations.
06-03-2017 15:27
Compared to 2016, banks are looking at brighter prospects in 2017 as many indexes look like they are on a trend of improvement.
18-01-2017 15:03
A rise in foreign ownership limits is needed to importantly help Vietnam speed up the local banking sector’s restructuring.
09-09-2016 13:52
Fair liquidation in the banking system has provided the foundation for stability, despite the negative impact of the softened interest rate throughout the rest of 2016.
08-06-2015 18:24
Vietnam became the first market in East Asia IFC has introduced EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies), which empowers developers to reduce their buildings’ energy and water consumption by 20 per cent while lowering greenhouse-gas emissions.
06-01-2015 10:23
Chairman of state-owned Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) Nguyen Quoc Hung shines some light on what will be done this year to continue mitigating Vietnam’s bad debt crisis.
29-07-2014 08:46
Experts have expressed concerns over the continued slowdown in total credit flow since the end of June.
06-01-2014 10:45
Despite commercial banks having faced difficulties in profiteering from forex trading activities in recent years due to the State Bank of Vietnam’s commitment to maintain a stable exchange rate, experts claim options are still available for investment in the market.
28-05-2012 09:17
As Vietnam’s economy slows, future trade opportunities can give businesses some rays of hope.
While demand in traditional export markets has declined, Vietnam needs to seek new export markets, while working on the implementation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU and nurturing its domestic demand.
19-03-2011 14:00
Banking experts are pushing for hiking obligatory foreign currency reserve rates to help ensure macroeconomic stability.