15-03-2013 14:56
Muscling up credit for the under fire property sector remains a curly question.
14-03-2013 15:26
Although banks are continuing to reduce lending rates and offer more preferential credit packages, the sluggish loan market continues to hobble the banking system.
12-03-2013 11:37
All eyes are on the latest interest rate moves. The government last month reportedly asked the State Bank to further soften banks’ interest rates.
08-03-2013 16:50
Foreign investors involved in Vietnam’s banking system will be able to play a greater role in revitalising it.
05-03-2013 10:57
Banks and firms are still struggling to find one voice to talk down the current economic hardships.
04-03-2013 15:03
Financial industry players are pondering the impact of Vietnamese banks’ recent move to charge fees on ATM transactions.
04-03-2013 14:51
Two prominent banks, Vietnam’s BIDV and Eastern Europe’s IIB, have signed comprehensive cooperative agreement in many business activities, especially credit and syndicated loan.
02-03-2013 08:59
The International Investment Bank (IIB) signed cooperation agreements with several Vietnamese banks within the framework of a visit by the bank’s delegation.
27-02-2013 16:13
Some financial industry leaders and economic experts are urging policy flexibility from the State Bank as part of an ongoing dialog aimed at promoting a healthy macro-economy in 2013.
26-02-2013 17:00
Banks’ consumer lending is expected to heat up in the wake of a state policy incentive proposal to be rolled out this quarter.
26-02-2013 15:46
Bad loans and other losses from banking activities produced a dramatic decline in performance for Vietnam’s banking system.
26-02-2013 15:43
Last year was a time of trials and tribulations for Vietnam’s economy and banking sector.
25-02-2013 15:32
Local banks can take some fundamental steps to address Vietnam’s pressing non performing loan situation, writes Steve Punch, Financial Services director at KPMG in Vietnam.
21-02-2013 11:32
Industry players in early 2013 have put credit performance on the dinner plate.
21-02-2013 09:24
Local gold price recorded a strong fall at companies and banks in the first trading day early this week after the Lunar New Year holiday, while the greenback on the free market surged to over VND21,000.