15-06-2013 08:41
Most banks have closed their gold accounts to meet the State Bank of Vietnam's deadline of June 30 this year.
12-06-2013 09:27
Banks are coming out of the closet to reveal different Vietnam Asset Management Company feelings.
30-05-2013 17:03
While the effective date of the government’s house-buying aid program is only two days away, most borrowers still do not know how to apply for the cheap loans, while many banks have yet to initiate any programs to offer the preferential credits.
30-05-2013 09:44
Inflation in the eurozone has slowed much more sharply than expected and could prove a headache for banks and growth, European Central Bank deputy president Vitor Constancio said on Wednesday.
21-05-2013 11:12
Joint stock banks’ lending rates have yet to be relaxed a week after the State Bank’s base interest rate cut.
16-05-2013 08:49
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced it is making VND30 trillion ($1.44 trillion) available to five commercial banks to offer soft loans to home buyers and property developers in an attempt to stimulate the property market and resolve bad debts.
15-05-2013 19:49
Banks have to speed up the application of modern technology to improve services, or they will lose out to rivals on home turf.
15-05-2013 14:26
Banking Research Institute deputy chief Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung is weighing up the interest rate situation after several state banks moved to lower mobilising rates in the past week.
14-05-2013 16:39
A series of commercial banks like MB, Techcombank, ACB, Sacombank, VIB lowered deposit rates for some terms.
11-05-2013 17:00
Small banks are weighing up whether to hike their chartered capital to foster strength.
07-05-2013 17:00
Various Vietnamese banks are seeking merger and acquisition (M&A) deals as well as strategic partners to make them stronger.
07-05-2013 08:29
The State Bank of Viet Nam's HCMC branch has urged commercial banks in the city to take further measures to help firms revive production and increase their own credit portfolio.
28-04-2013 08:13
The Asian Banker magazine has awarded the prestigious Best Cash Management Bank in Vietnam and Leading Counterparty Bank in Vietnam to the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank).
27-04-2013 12:33
Some of Vietnam’s leading banks are now reporting modest credit growth at best - and even contraction in some cases-despite ample capital resources and sliding lending rates.
27-04-2013 09:18
The Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Central Institute for Economic Management deputy head Dr. Vo Tri Thanh recently spoke with VIR about ways to handle banks’ bad debts in an effective manner after the establishment of the national asset management company.