11-02-2022 09:42
Sixteen commercial banks cut over VND21.24 trillion (US$936 million) of loan interest for COVID-19-hit customers from July 15 to December 31, 2021, surpassing their commitment by 5.13 per cent, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reported on Wednesday.
27-01-2022 09:00
The prospects of strategic deals and ease in foreign ownership rules might provide commercial banks with more firepower. Meanwhile, a revision of the regulatory regime is expected to bring the domestic banking sector into line with international standards.
26-01-2022 15:00
Banks’ loan allocations will be distributed to much-needed sectors, such as production, while the central bank pledges to impose strict oversight over at-risk enterprises, notably over their real estate holdings, hazardous corporate bonds, and stocks in 2022.
24-01-2022 10:20
Ambassadors and representatives of six countries in the ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) presented foodstuff to the Czech Federation of Food Banks on January 20.
20-01-2022 11:28
Vietnam's commercial banks will be barred from paying cash dividends to shareholders to reduce interest rates.
18-01-2022 14:00
Japanese groups are advancing closer collaboration with Vietnam’s financial institutions to capture the increasingly enticing demographic variables in the Southeast Asian nation and expand their footprint even further, thanks to the rising aid from deep-pocketed parents.
17-01-2022 20:25
No banks had been offering loan packages for businesses associated with Thu Thiem land auction, as a careful examination of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) showed.
17-01-2022 10:46
A number of Vietnamese banks plan to sell more shares to foreign investors in 2022 as part of set strategies.
13-01-2022 14:43
An increase in the conducive socio-demographic characteristics and accelerating digital adoption, correlated with a greater perception of insurance products, have all been taken into account by international and domestic insurers as reasons for their renewed interest in collaborations with Vietnamese banks.
13-01-2022 13:25
Many banks, particularly private commercial lenders, have unveiled 2021 profit figures with an unprecedented growth despite the pandemic.
13-01-2022 12:48
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has previously issued regulations on prudential ratios and limits over banking activities while recently the ability of businesses to pay loans and interest has been severely affected by the current pandemic. As a result of these twinned developments, commercial banks have become more and more cautious in granting credit.
13-01-2022 09:00
Amid an urgent need for business expansion, privately-run commercial banks are executing their charter capital enhancement path, while some state-owned banks are requesting the government’s extraordinary mechanism using public budget.
10-01-2022 11:02
In October, the average interest rates on bank deposits for six months and 12 months were 4.7 per cent and 5.5 per cent, down half a percentage point from a year earlier, according to Bao Viet Securities Company.
07-01-2022 20:35
The State Bank of Vietnam's (SBV) fresh survey shows that most credit institutions are optimistic about the business situation in the forthcoming quarter.
05-01-2022 11:44
State-owned banks are joining the zero-fee policy to woo more customers