19-04-2007 17:38
Giant global banks, such as HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, may have to wait at least one more year to open their wholly-owned subsidiaries in Vietnam, while those from South Korea, Russia and Taiwan may get in sooner.
30-05-2006 18:13
HSBC has named Vietnam as one of its top priority markets in the Asia-Pacific region. “Vietnam is a huge potential market. It is one of the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific where we are deeply keen to expand our operations,” HSBC Asia Pacific president and CEO Michael Smith said after an informal shareholders’ meeting in Hong Kong last Tuesday.
04-01-2006 18:14
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), last week, inked a deal to buy 10 per cent of Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank), the third foreign bank to buy into a Vietnamese lender.