21-08-2020 08:00
With the advantage of being one of the largest local banks in Vietnam, well-equipped with in-depth knowledge of the country’s business and regulations, VietinBank is determined to become the local bank for international businesses. The bank is also amongst the licensed banks that provides investment capital account services for international investors.
14-08-2020 15:30
The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has asked banks to further reduce operating costs in the remaining months of the year in order to continue lowering interest rates to support COVID-19 affected firms and individuals.
13-08-2020 15:00
A number of Vietnamese banks have accelerated their initial public offering process or switched exchanges, signalling ambitions to tap into the potential of large capital inflows, despite the market remaining highly volatile.
12-08-2020 14:42
Vietnamese shares gained slowly on Wednesday morning, driven by banking and consumer staples sectors.
12-08-2020 09:45
Interest rates of home loans at commercial banks have tended to reduce significantly since the second half of July due to low capital demand from business and production.
12-08-2020 09:31
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced on August 11 that it will provide a 70 million USD loan to Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL Corp), with the aim of improving logistics, trade and competitiveness in Vietnam’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
10-08-2020 15:32
Vietnam has seen a digital wave in the finance-banking industry, with many lenders investing significantly in digitisation, experts have said.
05-08-2020 11:46
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,208 VND per USD on August 5, down 6 VND from the previous day.
05-08-2020 10:33
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing $140 million in loans to VPBank and OCB to help the two banks support local businesses with disrupted cash flows sustain operations and maintain employment.
31-07-2020 10:16
Hanoi - A rise in beaten down banking and energy stocks helped Vietnamese shares rebound on Thursday as investors pinned hopes on the Government’s drastic measures to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak.
23-07-2020 08:00
As the global health crisis continues to inflict hardship on every sector, both international and domestic banks are becoming more risk averse in order to keep their businesses afloat, while trying to get rid of bad loans.
22-07-2020 15:01
The State Bank of Vietnam was considering changing the roadmap for adjusting the ratio of short-term funds used for medium and long-term loans, with the aim that banks could lower lending costs and provide preferential rates to aid post-pandemic recovery.
21-07-2020 08:45
A number of banks have announced plans to auction off their collateral assets in an attempt to speed up bad debt recovery.
15-07-2020 10:00
Vietnamese and international banks are slashing lending rates to help cash-squeezed clients to weather the storm to lift the domestic economy out of its current difficulties.
14-07-2020 22:45
Banks have stepped on the gas in bond issuance in the first half in anticipation of regulatory amendments which will impose restrictions on bond trading from early September.