Bad debt growth at listed banks slows, but asset-quality risks persist
By Tuyet Thuy
August 28, 2026 | 15:10
Bad debt growth at listed banks slowed in the first half of 2026, but rising volume of loans needing attention and persistent irrecoverable debt signal mounting asset-quality risks.
Cathay Bank opens representative office in Ho Chi Minh City
By Thanh Van
August 28, 2026 | 14:48
Cathay Bank opened its Vietnam representative office at Ho Chi Minh City on August 21 as part of its expansion throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Debunking the investment funding question: Maybank
By Thanh Van
August 26, 2026 | 15:53
Vietnam’s growth ambitions hinge on sustaining 13–15 per cent annual credit growth during the 2026–2030 period, says a new Maybank report.
The ‘infrastructure’ connecting VBSP with borrowers
By Hong Thuy
August 26, 2026 | 15:28
Vietnam’s policy credit system relies on a grassroots network that connects VBSP with borrowers, channels capital to communities, monitors its use and strengthens financial discipline.
Funding and asset quality to sharpen divide across Vietnam’s banks
By Hazy Tran
August 26, 2026 | 08:00
Vietnam’s banking sector is entering the second half with the gap between stronger and weaker lenders widening, as funding costs, liquidity pressures and asset quality increasingly separate banks with resilient balance sheets from those reliant on more expensive and short-term funding.
Vietnam’s fund industry seeks stronger growth momentum
By Khanh Linh
August 26, 2026 | 08:00
Vietnam’s fund industry
FTSE upgrade puts Vietnam on global investors’ radar, now investability must follow
By Hazy Tran
August 25, 2026 | 18:22
FTSE Russell has added 27 Vietnamese stocks to the FTSE Global All Cap Index as part of its September semi-annual review. In an interview with VIR’s Hazy Tran, Thomas Nguyen, Chief Global Markets Officer at SSI Securities said that FTSE Russell’s inclusion could bring billions in passive inflows, but the bigger opportunity lies in Vietnam’s institutional transformation.
FTSE Russell names 27 Vietnamese stocks in review
By Minh Thuy
August 22, 2026 | 13:25
FTSE Russell has added 27 Vietnamese stocks to its global equity indices, as Vietnam prepares to transition to emerging market status in September.
AI reshapes securities market as technology meets new test of trust
By Hazy Tran
August 22, 2026 | 08:00
AI, big data and cloud computing are rapidly becoming new competitive infrastructure for securities companies, expanding beyond market analysis and brokerage into service personalisation, while also creating an urgent need for greater accountability, investor protection and market security.
BIG Investment Group secures strategic equity investment
By Thanh Van
August 21, 2026 | 17:01
Big Investment Group JSC has secured a commitment of up to $5 million in equity capital from global strategic partner Brookland Group & Partners Limited to fund acquisitions.
Citi releases 2025 Sustainability Report
By Huong Thuy
August 21, 2026 | 10:42
Citi has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining progress on the bank’s longstanding sustainability goals and commitments.
Expanding credit and livelihoods
By Hong Thuy
August 20, 2026 | 09:48
As the labour market continues to recover, policy credit is helping poor and vulnerable workers improve their livelihoods while supporting small businesses to expand and create jobs.
Experts offer solutions on more substantive lending cuts
By Yen Thuy
August 19, 2026 | 10:27
As banks face mounting funding costs, liquidity pressures and bad debts, experts have offered solutions to make lending rate cuts more substantive while ensuring credit reaches key growth sectors.
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