Weak bank reform to facilitate expansion activities

Weak bank reform to facilitate expansion activities

A number of domestic banks are planning to restructure distressed zero-VND banks, but experts warn that the process is fraught with significant risks, such as rising non-performing loans and unresolved debts.
Financial institutions’ role in lending to domestic banks

Financial institutions’ role in lending to domestic banks

The Vietnamese banking system has had to contend with a myriad of internal and external factors in 2022
Domestic banks take cautious FOL approach

Domestic banks take cautious FOL approach

The current pandemic has not only put mounting pressure on the quality of Vietnamese banks’ assets and profitability but also dampened some lenders’ cross-border mergers, forcing them to take different solutions regarding their foreign ownership limit.
Domestic banks gain CPTPP benefits

Domestic banks gain CPTPP benefits

The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership is ­expected to bring in fresh opportunities for international banks in Vietnam, as well as possible merger and acquisition deals with local partners.
Cultivating key economic solutions

Cultivating key economic solutions

On January 4, 2012, Vietnam’s government released Resolution 01/NQ-CP, on seven key solutions for 2012.