Banks change investment portfolios for higher efficiency in H1

Banks change investment portfolios for higher efficiency in H1

Banks diversified their investment portfolios in the first half of the year.
SBV offers fresh catalyst for growth

SBV offers fresh catalyst for growth

The State Bank of Vietnam’s efforts to lower interbank interest rates and increase credit limits for banks will provide additional momentum for growth, with economic recovery pace being crucial to sustaining credit demand.
The prospects for foreign exhange market for rest of 2024

The prospects for foreign exhange market for rest of 2024

Economist Le Xuan Nghia delves into the forex market's prospects for the rest of this year and looks at how to bolster liquidity for sustainable economic development.
CASA ratio assessment for first half of 2024

CASA ratio assessment for first half of 2024

Banking consultant Le Hoai An spoke with VIR’s Hong Dung about the factors driving the recovery of Vietnam's current account savings ratio.
Strong institutions shield emerging markets from US monetary shocks

Strong institutions shield emerging markets from US monetary shocks

Economists Donghyun Park and Irfan A. Qureshi from Asian Development Bank delve into the factors helping emerging markets to ensure financial stability.
Assessment of non-performing loans so far in 2024

Assessment of non-performing loans so far in 2024

The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio reached nearly 5 per cent at the end of May. Le Hoai An, a banking consultant and trainer at Integrated Financial Solutions, talked with VIR’s Hong Dung the assessment of NPLs in the first half of 2024.
The aspects behind finance and banking in Vietnam today

The aspects behind finance and banking in Vietnam today

Pramoth Rajendran, head of Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC Vietnam, scrutinises the credit situation and the factors behind the current finance-banking scene.
Adjustments may be necessary for near-term gains

Adjustments may be necessary for near-term gains

Financial institutions are generally cautious about Vietnam’s economy in the near term, but expect a clearer recovery later this year. CEO of Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Michele Wee spoke with VIR’s Hong Dung about concerns on Vietnam’s monetary policy.
Banks remain wary of low credit growth

Banks remain wary of low credit growth

Overall weak credit demand in the market, with consumption growth still sluggish, is causing banks that do not meet their credit growth targets to have quotas proactively transferred by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to banks with better capabilities.
Businesses wary of rising deposit rates

Businesses wary of rising deposit rates

Although deposit interest rates are increasing, lending rates will remain at current levels as regulatory bodies and commercial banks strive to support businesses in accessing capital.
|< < 1 2 3 4 > >|