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Vietnam’s economy is showing resilience amid global headwinds
Amid global uncertainties, Vietnam is navigating both opportunities and challenges. Nguyen Thuy Hanh, CEO of Standard Chartered Vietnam, shared her outlook with VIR’s journalist.
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Shinhan Bank Vietnam receives iso 27001:2022 certificate on information security
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Limited (“Shinhan Bank”) officially received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certificate, the most prestigious international standard on the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
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Completing the cross-border QR code payment Handbook
On July 23, 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) held an important meeting to complete the draft Handbook on providing, operating and using cross-border QR Code payment services. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Vice Chairman cum General Secretary of VNBA, with the participation of representatives of many credit institutions. This is an important step in building a clear and practical legal and technical framework to promote international electronic payment in Vietnam.
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Capital poured into agriculture, rural areas
Credit growth for agriculture and rural development in Việt Nam rose 5.31 per cent in the first half of 2025 compared to the end of 2024, accounting for 23.16 per cent of the country’s total outstanding loans.
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Interest rate developments applied by credit institutions in June 2025
State Bank of Vietnam has just released the interest rate developments of credit institutions in June 2025
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Interest rate cut requires a trade-off in foreign exchange rate
Phạm Chí Quang, Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Monetary Policy Department, talks about the cause of the đồng devaluation and forecasts the đồng in the second half of 2025.
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SBV Action Plan to implement the National Strategy on Green Growth
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has coordinated with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in organizing a Workshop to promote the implementation of the Banking Sector's Action Plan to implement the National Strategy on Green Growth for the period 2021 – 2030, and the Launching Ceremony of the Handbook on Environmental and Social Risk Management System in Credit Granting Activities.
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Need early guidance on unified application of law in credit cases
To resolve the difficulties and risks faced by the banking system in handling cases at court, it is essential to promptly issue unified legal guidance for credit-related cases. This is considered the "key" to unlocking current issues.
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Autonomy and stability balanced via credit reform
The State Bank of Vietnam is setting out a roadmap towards removing credit growth ceilings, accompanied by efforts to enhance the autonomy of credit institutions.
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More than 86 million bank accounts to be terminated from September 1
The SBV stated that the deletion of over 86 million bank accounts was considered a system cleanup measure.
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Vietnamese banks set for growth on major policy shift
Experts believe that if managed properly, lifting credit room restrictions will enhance lending flexibility, allowing for a more natural adjustment of capital supply and demand, thereby facilitating investment and production needs in the economy.
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New chapter for Vietnam’s weak credit institutions
Amid growing pressure to restructure underperforming banks, Vietnam’s banking sector is approaching a pivotal turning point. Dr. Tran Phuoc Huy, chief of office at the School of Banking and Finance under the National Economics University, shared his insights with VIR’s Khanh Linh on the path forward for weak credit institutions.
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Major "bottlenecks" in resolving disputes related to credit in courts
At the workshop, themed "Improving the effectiveness of resolving cases related to credit institutions at People's Courts", held on the morning of July 18, 2025, Ms. Vu Ngoc Lan, Deputy Director of the Legal Department, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), pointed out the new breakthroughs of the Law on Credit Institutions 2024 and frankly raised major problems in adjudication practice, while proposing synchronous solutions to improve the efficiency of resolving credit disputes in Court.
