lenders

Lenders look further afield for recruitment

October 06, 2022 | 10:51

As digital transformation calls for a different set of skills and knowledge, many financial institutions are turning to the overseas market for recruitment.

Lenders contend with interest rates

September 21, 2022 | 11:42

Maintaining steady interest rates is set to be a challenge for Vietnam’s central bank amid unfavourable global events and domestic pressures.

Lenders juggle with tax info obligations

August 30, 2022 | 09:00

Cybercriminals and the exposure of account information remain significant barriers for all stakeholders, with commercial banks now required to identify and collect holding information of customers to relevant authorities in a bid to fulfil tax obligations.

Struggling lenders on verge of takeover

June 08, 2022 | 09:00

The merger and acquisition outlook of Vietnamese banks, particularly acquiring faltering credit institutions to reorganise them, is picking up pace.

Lenders tinker with FOL caps to enhance prospects

March 18, 2022 | 18:19

A number of local institutions are attempting to broaden their worldwide reach by creating further room for international financiers.

Lenders promise investment scale-up

February 17, 2022 | 14:47

The dissolution of a 15-year collaboration between Eximbank and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, its largest foreign strategic shareholder, could pave the way for a fresh start after a number of financial and internal conflicts plagued the former.

Lenders advocating for improved charter capital mechanisms

January 13, 2022 | 09:00

Amid an urgent need for business expansion, privately-run commercial banks are executing their charter capital enhancement path, while some state-owned banks are requesting the government’s extraordinary mechanism using public budget.

Lenders get trendy to lap up increasing youth slice

December 31, 2021 | 08:00

Banks are responding to the challenge of engaging young retail customers with a wide set of inventive new products, as the retail loan segment is widely viewed as the primary driver setting the tone for the whole financial system in Vietnam.

Lenders explore new ways to up ownership

November 18, 2021 | 15:21

Financial institutions are ramping up ownership in securities subsidiaries to tap into new and exciting investment opportunities on the stock market.

Remittances steady as lenders apply fresh transfer services

October 14, 2021 | 11:58

Remittance flows from Vietnamese expatriates working abroad are predicted to remain resilient throughout the rest of the year, with the country’s central bank keeping its policy steady for now.

Lenders energise foreign-owned power projects

October 14, 2021 | 09:47

A handful of local and foreign banks are leveraging their insights and optimising financial resources to promote energy and power transition in Vietnam, thus contributing to the country’s sustainable national energy policy.

State-owned lenders maintain positive run

August 11, 2021 | 16:56

Four state-owned commercial banks in Vietnam have revealed their upbeat business performance and are fully committed to deploying all resources possible to ease the current economic stress, thereby reflecting their influence on the country’s financial landscape.