25-01-2023 20:56
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), bilateral trade between Vietnam and South Korea in 2022 exceeded about $87 billion, nearly $9 billion more than the previous year's total of $78.1 billion.
14-03-2013 15:45
After a successful year, Vietnam plans to issue more government bonds this year to cash in on investors’ good appetite.
05-03-2013 15:51
The local bond market is set to explode and double its size by 2020.
04-02-2013 17:09
Foreign non-life insurance companies in Vietnam experienced a declining growth rate in 2012 as the local market struggled with economic difficulties.
04-02-2013 15:29
A recent Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) report shows that seven major banks in Vietnam purchased VND100 trillion ($4.8 billion) government bonds in primary market in 2012, nearly double the total figures of 2009-2011.
29-01-2013 14:20
Several analysts are expecting Vietnam’s government bond yield to sink below its record low of 2009, as commercial banks still find it hard to increase lending and have to place money in bonds.
08-01-2013 11:30
Some business observers have expressed doubts about the efficacy of the merger between PetroVietnam Finance and Western Bank, the first merger ever between a finance company and a bank in Vietnam.
23-10-2012 08:58
Dong-currency government bonds are still attractive to investors despite a Moody’s downgrade thanks to their steadily rising yield.
17-09-2012 17:15
The bond and Treasury-bill markets are showing vital signs of life, after the market suffered heart attack spasms following the arrests of high-profile bankers.
20-08-2012 11:28
PetroVietnam Finance Corp. was reportedly eyeing to buy into poorly performing Western Bank so as to turn itself into a commercial bank.
02-07-2012 16:23
Vinacomin last week sold just 17 per cent of its $145 million domestic bond issuance, as bidders turned the other cheek.
26-06-2012 14:36
Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) submitted a securities tax regulation proposal last week, in line with a rallying call from market participants for tax relief.
28-05-2012 09:51
Fund managers are lobbying regulators for tax cuts.
15-05-2012 10:26
Bankers are asking searching questions about Vietnam’s banking sector and the State Bank’s monetary policies.
18-02-2012 08:00
Vietnam government bond yields fell to the lowest level in 10 months on increasingly strained banking liquidity.