FiinRatings assigns Mcredit a 'stable' A- credit rating

FiinRatings assigns Mcredit a 'stable' A- credit rating

Credit rating agency FiinRatings has announced its inaugural credit rating for Mcredit as A- with a ‘stable’ outlook.
Credit rating culture deemed vital for transparency

Credit rating culture deemed vital for transparency

Rated corporate bond issuances in Vietnam still trail behind regional peers, though efforts to enhance credit rating culture aim to expand the market significantly.
Banks massively embrace bond buy-backs

Banks massively embrace bond buy-backs

Banks are buying back corporate bonds at a significant rate.
Credit rating overhaul vital for building trust

Credit rating overhaul vital for building trust

Pivotal changes are upcoming in Vietnam’s financial market, with mandated credit ratings for specific corporate bonds from 2024 to boost transparency and diversify investments.
Fitch Ratings upgrades MB's international credit rating

Fitch Ratings upgrades MB's international credit rating

On November 17, Fitch Ratings announced its annual credit rating results, in which MB's long-term debt issuer credit rating was upgraded from B+ to BB-.
Ratings upgrades auger well for long-term progress

Ratings upgrades auger well for long-term progress

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the long-term local and foreign currency deposit and issuer ratings of eight Vietnamese banks, following its upgrade of the country’s sovereign rating earlier this month.
Right path to further raise Vietnam's credit rating

Right path to further raise Vietnam's credit rating

Van Nguyen talked to Dr. Vu Dinh Anh from the Ministry of Finance's Price Market Research Institute, about the road ahead after the improved credit rating.
Debunking the mandatory credit rating misconceptions

Debunking the mandatory credit rating misconceptions

There have been growing concerns that Vietnam’s fast-growing corporate bond market is harbouring financial risks.
Fitch Ratings upgrades PetroVietnam’s outlook to "positive"

Fitch Ratings upgrades PetroVietnam’s outlook to "positive"

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook for Vietnam’s state-owned oil and gas giant PetroVietnam to “positive” from “stable”.
SHB Finance secured Moody’s Stable outlook rating, persistent with international practice approach

SHB Finance secured Moody’s Stable outlook rating, persistent with international practice approach

International ratings agency Moody’s has professed confidence in SHB Finance – the wholly-owned subsidiary of privately-held lender SHB – by reaffirming its long-term ratings, following a healthy performance by the company in the past months in the context of the prolonged pandemic.
Ratings paint accurate company picture

Ratings paint accurate company picture

Industry insiders are chewing over Vietnam’s credit ratings.
Firms set to enjoy credit rating access

Firms set to enjoy credit rating access

The State Bank has begun offering its credit rating services commercially to local enterprises, in recognition of its duty to serve state management.

Credit rating agency on the cards

The country’s first credit rating agency is likely to be set up soon if a proposal by the Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) is approved by the Ministry of Finance.