Joint merger bank named ‘Saigon Commercial Bank

Joint merger bank named ‘Saigon Commercial Bank

Ficombank, Tin Nghia Bank and Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank passed a resolution at a shareholders meeting held on December 15 to name their joint merger bank as ‘Saigon Commercial Bank’ with a capital of VND10.5 trillion ($507.8 million), equaling 1,058 shares, and total assets worth VND153.62 trillion.
Banks merge as State Bank takes bold action

Banks merge as State Bank takes bold action

The restructuring of Vietnam’s banking system is hotting up with three private domestic banks about to merge.
Acting for the greater good of banking

Acting for the greater good of banking

State Bank governor Nguyen Van Binh has just aired a plan to merge three Ho Chi Minh City-based banks Ficombank, Tin Nghia Bank and Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SCB) on a voluntary basis. National Assembly’s Economic Committee deputy chairman Nguyen Duc Kien shares his views with VIR.
Banks in firing line

Banks in firing line

The first salvos of the banking sector restructuring plan have just been fired.