ANZ’s true value as market leader

ANZ’s true value as market leader

While Vietnam’s domestic banking sector faces a challenging time, ANZ Vietnam is seeking to use its stature as a foreign bank with a rich history to strengthen its leading position in Vietnam’s market. Tareq Muhmood, chief executive officer of ANZ Vietnam, shares his views with VIR’s Ngoc Linh.
Property’s foreign SOS

Property’s foreign SOS

Debate over a proposal to allow foreign credit institutions in Vietnam to back real estate mortgages is intensifying.
Taking aim at banks’ credit growth

Taking aim at banks’ credit growth

Industry insiders are attacking foreign banks’ credit growth in 2012.
Credit limit reshuffled

Credit limit reshuffled

The State Bank is to offer foreign bankers a much needed carrot next year when it recalibrates lending limits to torpedo a one-size-fits-all policy.
Foreign banks continue flying high

Foreign banks continue flying high

HSBC Vietnam is on the money.
Banks in a tight race to clear big chartered capital hurdle

Banks in a tight race to clear big chartered capital hurdle

Locally incorporated foreign banks are racing to raise chartered capital to meet a pressing deadline.
Foreign banks banking on reforms

Foreign banks banking on reforms

In December each year, the central bank hosts an end-of-year meeting with the foreign banking community in Vietnam. However, despite the upbeat meeting some foreign banks and credit institutions will look back on 2003 with mixed feelings. Thuy Dung reports.
Foreign banks get fairer deal

Foreign banks get fairer deal

Foreign banks can now mobilise capital in dong to a limit of 50 per cent of their registered capital.Deputy governor Tran Minh Tuan last week signed Decision No.1084 to allow the new limit after many requests from foreign banks.
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