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14 banks are systemically important in 2024

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued the Decision No. 538/QD-NHNN approving the group of credit institutions and foreign bank branches which play an important role in the country's banking system in 2024.

Accordingly, 14 banks are systemically important in 2024 included in the group are the Big4: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank); Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and 10 joint stock commercial banks:  Asia Commercial Bank (ACB); Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank); Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank); Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank); Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB); Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB); Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB); Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank); Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank); and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank).

14 banks are systemically important
14 banks are systemically important

Moreover, The SBV demanded the Banking inspection and supervision Agency, as well as its branches in provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide, to closely monitor and supervise, and promptly warn of risks in the operations of the above-mentioned credit institutions to prevent systemic risks.

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