opening door to property credit

Opening door to property credit

Muscling up credit for the under fire property sector remains a curly question.
credit yet to spike northwards

Credit yet to spike northwards

Although banks are continuing to reduce lending rates and offer more preferential credit packages, the sluggish loan market continues to hobble the banking system.
eagle eyes on rate moves

Eagle eyes on rate moves

All eyes are on the latest interest rate moves. The government last month reportedly asked the State Bank to further soften banks’ interest rates.
foreign hands to help reshape banking

Foreign hands to help reshape banking

Foreign investors involved in Vietnam’s banking system will be able to play a greater role in revitalising it.
parties struggle to read off same page

Parties struggle to read off same page

Banks and firms are still struggling to find one voice to talk down the current economic hardships.
atm fees sting the pocket

ATM fees sting the pocket

Financial industry players are pondering the impact of Vietnamese banks’ recent move to charge fees on ATM transactions.
bidv looks to eastern europe

BIDV looks to Eastern Europe

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.
iib cooperates with vietnamese banks

IIB cooperates with Vietnamese banks

The International Investment Bank (IIB) signed cooperation agreements with several Vietnamese banks within the framework of a visit by the bank’s delegation.
state bank needs to move with the times

State Bank needs to move with the times

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.
lending to start climbing north

Lending to start climbing north

Banks’ consumer lending is expected to heat up in the wake of a state policy incentive proposal to be rolled out this quarter.
banking system mired in trouble

Banking system mired in trouble

Bad loans and other losses from banking activities produced a dramatic decline in performance for Vietnam’s banking system.

Banking shake-up will not happen overnight

Last year was a time of trials and tribulations for Vietnam’s economy and banking sector.
credit risk management fundamentals

Credit risk management fundamentals

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.
credit on banks lips

Credit on banks’ lips

Industry players in early 2013 have put credit performance on the dinner plate.
gold price forex rate strongly fluctuate

Gold price, forex rate strongly fluctuate

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.