21-06-2012 09:23
Stoking up personal lending is one way for banks to boost credit growth.
20-06-2012 14:44
Since the State Bank of Vietnam started to lower the interest rate early this year, many banks have also lowered their lending rates, fueling the real estate market.
19-06-2012 14:11
The banking industry is digested recent moves to hike ATM services charges.
15-06-2012 11:47
The global banking lobby IIF on Thursday called on Group of 20 leaders to act decisively and jointly at their next week to avert the risk of another .
14-06-2012 14:25
M&A Outlook talks to German Business Association (GBA) board member and banker, Dr. Andreas Stoffers about rescuing banks in trouble by merger or restructuring measures
13-06-2012 16:47
The jury is out on bank interest rates after banking authorities’ recent move to cut rates.
12-06-2012 12:19
Many opportunities are existing for Vietnamese banks amid the country’s efforts to restructure its banking system.
11-06-2012 13:34
The road network in Vietnam is currently undergoing rapid reconstruction.
07-06-2012 14:37
Banks are mulling hiking chartered capital to boost capacity and avoid being taken-over.
06-06-2012 09:57
The banking sector bad debt situation could be worse than expected.
04-06-2012 16:02
Senior economic expert Le Xuan Nghia digs into the banking sector’s on-going restructuring process to forecast the sector’s future.
28-05-2012 09:20
Some banks that have huge losses, large bad debts, poor liquidity and cannot meet the State Bank’s restructuring criteria should let go.
26-05-2012 23:07
Industry insiders warn mergers and acquisitions need to be handled with discretion to make them efficient.
26-05-2012 15:11
While the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has claimed the country’s ratio of bad debts increased to 3.6 per cent by the middle of April, other studies claim the figure could be three to four times higher.
25-05-2012 10:59
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of the biggest banks in Vietnam received VND80 million ($4,000) a month, while a colleague of his, who managed a smaller bank, got VND200 million ($10,000).