24-05-2012 15:31
Attacking bad debts will help address the credit growth problem.
23-05-2012 17:00
Vietnam’s banking sector started a new phase in April, 2007 when the nation fully joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and more international financial institutions came to explore local bank strategic shareholder opportunities.
23-05-2012 11:07
Deposit interest rates offered by commercial banks are likely to come down to between 9 and 10 per cent per annum by the end of this year, said Nguyen Van Binh, governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.
21-05-2012 12:28
Many banks are suffering negative credit growth rates despite offering attractive loan packages.
19-05-2012 08:51
World stock markets fell again in nervous trade on Friday and the euro hit a new four-month low against the dollar as ratings agencies further downgraded Greek and Spanish banks.
17-05-2012 11:37
Banks face a challenging road ahead to expand credit growth due to continuing economic difficulties.
15-05-2012 10:26
Bankers are asking searching questions about Vietnam’s banking sector and the State Bank’s monetary policies.
14-05-2012 10:03
Credit institutions that do not thoroughly restructure will miss a precious opportunity to improve their competitiveness.
14-05-2012 09:56
The State Securities Commission is determined to shorten equities trading times despite foreign banks’ concerns.
14-05-2012 09:21
Vietnam saw some of the biggest reductions in government bond yields in Asia during 2012, as local banks’ short-term idle money increased due to the government’s tightened credit policies.
12-05-2012 08:45
announced Friday drastic reforms forcing banks to set up a new 30-billion-euro ($39 billion) financial cushion and to remove risky from their accounts.
09-05-2012 10:37
Members of Vietnam Bank Card Association have decided not to collect internal ATM transaction fees this year.
07-05-2012 10:32
The State Bank recently cut key interest rates on government concerns over signs of economic stagnancy in Vietnam, such as high inventories and negative credit growth. LienVietPostBank’s vice chairman Nguyen Duc Huong tells VIR’s Nguyen Hanh why he supports the moves.
05-05-2012 17:08
The jury is out on banks’ ceiling interest rate scheme.
03-05-2012 15:16
EU finance ministers inched closer Thursday to an to beef up capital rules for banks against future crises after a heated debate between British-led nations and a Franco-German bloc.