gold market again catches the eye

Gold market again catches the eye

The bullion market situation is again coming into sharp focus.
eagle eyes on rate moves

Eagle eyes on rate moves

All eyes are on the latest interest rate moves. The government last month reportedly asked the State Bank to further soften banks’ interest rates.
foreign hands to help reshape banking

Foreign hands to help reshape banking

Foreign investors involved in Vietnam’s banking system will be able to play a greater role in revitalising it.
atm fees sting the pocket

ATM fees sting the pocket

Financial industry players are pondering the impact of Vietnamese banks’ recent move to charge fees on ATM transactions.
sbvs golden market measures

SBV’s golden market measures

The State Bank’s (SBV) Foreign Exchange Management Department head Nguyen Quang Huy sheds some light on the SBV’s wide ranging measures to shorten the gap in the bullion market’s domestic and world prices for a healthy local market performance.
lending to start climbing north

Lending to start climbing north

Banks’ consumer lending is expected to heat up in the wake of a state policy incentive proposal to be rolled out this quarter.
officials face golden question

Officials face golden question

Industry insiders are scratching their heads over the bullion market’s recent record price gap and how to ensure market stability in the long run.
credit on banks lips

Credit on banks’ lips

Industry players in early 2013 have put credit performance on the dinner plate.
thinking out of the square

Thinking out of the square

The State Bank has confirmed the ceiling deposit rate scheme will continue to be applied in 2013. Senior economic expert Bui Kien Thanh looks at ways to ease lending rates without resorting to the use of ceiling rates.
finance firms weigh up contrasting futures

Finance firms weigh up contrasting futures

Industry experts are weighing up the prospects of finance firms and bank mergers.
learning to look on the bright side

Learning to look on the bright side

Economic experts are chewing over the best-case scenarios for monetary and fiscal policies in 2013.
bullion markets latest moves in focus

Bullion market’s latest moves in focus

Last week, several banks reportedly refused to buy the national branded SJC gold bars in their previous design, preferring the new design launched several months ago.
working to address bad debts

Working to address bad debts

Tackling banks’ bad debts remains a puzzling question.
using gold for the better of the country

Using gold for the better of the country

How to effectively raise idle gold from the community for Vietnam’s economic development is being scrutinised.
weighing up the fx conundrum

Weighing up the FX conundrum

Industry insiders are biting into the year-end exchange rate and foreign currency credit situation.