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Vietnam’s Banking sector in 2025: Resilient management and strategic breakthroughs driving the economy into a new era
The year 2025 stands as a pivotal "acceleration" and "finish line" period for Vietnam to achieve the targets set by the 13th National Party Congress and the 2021-2025 Socio-Economic Development Plan.
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Interest rate developments applied by credit institutions in November 2025
State Bank of Vietnam has just released the interest rate developments of credit institutions in November 2025.
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The State Bank of Vietnam issues Circular No. 48/2025/TT-NHNN on administrative reform and organizational restructuring in banking supervision
On December 16, 2025, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has officially signed and promulgated the Circular No. 48/2025/TT-NHNN. This Circular amends and supplements several existing regulations within the field of banking management and supervision, focusing on the reduction and simplification of administrative procedures and adjustments to organizational structures.
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SBV meeting of the 13th Payment and Technology Council: Accelerating sandboxes and strengthening legal framework for digital payments
On 22 December 2025, at the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Deputy Governor Pham Tien Dung chaired the 13th Meeting of the Payment and Technology Council to review progress under Resolution No.57-NQ/TW and to steer completion of legal frameworks for digital payments and banking digital transformation.
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ADB, BIDV support Việt Nam’s sustainable agriculture with $250 million financing package
The package will provide sub-loans to agribusinesses engaged in sustainable agricultural production, climate adaptation, and resource efficiency.
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VNBA Council successfully holds the 8th meeting of its 7th term
The Council of the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) successfully convened the 8th Meeting of its 7th term on December 18, 2025, in Hanoi. The meeting reviewed the Association’s activities in 2025, discussed key orientations and tasks for 2026, and deliberated preparations for the 8th National Congress of the Vietnam Banks Association, along with several matters under the Council’s authority.
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Steering council for international financial centre set up
Việt Nam has taken another step towards building an international financial centre by setting up a high-level steering council to oversee its development and operations.
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Early warning: A crucial defence against identity theft, credit fraud
ID365 aims to help users monitor and control any changes related to their personal identification information. It serves as an "early warning" system, empowering individuals to proactively safeguard their identities and assets, while also strengthening the defences of the entire financial and banking system against increasingly sophisticated fraud risks.
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State banks break year-long rate freeze with deposit hikes
Việt Nam's 'Big Four' lenders boost savings rates as year-end credit demand rises
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VNPAY services receive the highest-level PCI DSS international security certificates for six consecutive years
VNPAY has secured the highest-level Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification, reinforcing its commitment to global payment security standards.
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Mobilizing and effectively using financial resources to achieve economic growth targets for the 2026–2030 period
On the morning of December 16, at the Vietnam Economic Forum 2025 with Outlook to 2026, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Pham Thanh Ha, delivering the opening remarks, underscored the strategic emphasis placed by the Party and State of Vietnam on achieving a minimum economic growth rate of 8% in in 2025 and aspiring to double-digit growth during 2026–2030 as a crucial step toward entering the ranks of upper-middle-income countries by 2030 and high-income status by 2045.
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Vietnam economy in 2025 and prospects in 2026 Forum opens
Experts at the Forum agreed that green transformation and the circular economy represent the only viable path for Vietnam to achieve high growth in tandem with sustainable development in the digital era
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A new decree regulates the re-lending of ODA loans and foreign concessional loans
Under Decree No. 317/2025/ND-CP, that amends and supplements certain provisions of Decree No. 97/2018/ND-CP, the re-lending of ODA loans and foreign concessional loans are regulated for public scientific and technological organizations, as well as financially autonomous public universities.
