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Fed rate cut expands Vietnamese monetary policy flexibility
The decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis-point in last week's Fed meeting is expected to have several positive impacts on the Vietnamese economy, specifically by alleviating exchange rate pressures and allowing the State Bank of Vietnam to implement a more accommodative monetary policy.
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To comment on draft amendments to Circular No. 11/2022/TT-NHNN
The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) has just sent an official dispatch to the General Directors of member organizations inviting comments on the draft Circular amending and supplementing a number of articles in Circular No. 11/2022/TT-NHNN (Circular 11) regulating bank guarantees.
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MUFG Bank Vietnam and Zeroboard forge partnership in support of decarbonisation management
On September 17, 2024, MUFG Bank Vietnam entered an MoU with Zeroboard Inc., a Japanese tech startup that helps companies calculate and visualise their greenhouse gas emissions across operations and supply chains.
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Financial transparency to resolve lending bottlenecks
Amendments to the Independent Auditing Law by the Ministry of Finance are poised to create more transparency in financial reports, helping to attract more foreign investors to Vietnamese businesses and alleviate the lending burden on banks.
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SBV always creates favorable conditions for the development of joint stock commercial banks
On September 21, 2024, at the meeting between the Government’s Standing Committee with the joint stock commercial banks on possible solutions to boost the socio-economic development, Governor Nguyen Thi Hong of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) affirmed that the SBV always creates favorable conditions for the development of businesses in general, including joint stock commercial banks in particular.
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Vietnam Banks Association and AMRO have working session
On the afternoon of September 19, 2024, a delegation from the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Organization (AMRO) led by Dr. Sumio Ishikawa - Team Leader and Economist at AMRO visited and worked at the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) to update and discuss a number of contents related to banking activities.
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VNBA receives comments and completes draft of International Money Transfer Rules
On September 18, 2024, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) held a meeting of the Working Group to develop a Code of Conduct and unified practices on the list of documents and document verification for overseas remittance transactions of residents who are Vietnamese citizens (Code of Conduct). The purpose is to discuss and reach agreement on some issues that are still stuck in the process of drafting the Code of Conduct and to receive comments to complete the draft for promulgation.
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Urgently implement measures to support people and enterprises affected by Typhoon Yagi
On September 18, 2024, in Hanoi, Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) chaired a meeting with the credit institutions to discuss and agree on the urgent implementation of measures to support the people and enterprises affected by Typhoon Yagi (also referred to as Typhoon 3 of 2024).
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Core inflation in eight months of 2024 increases by 2.71%
According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), the consumer price indices of the commodities and services in August 2024 experienced both ups and downs, in which the price indices of the groups of food and foodstuff, rental housing increased as compared to those of July 2024, while the domestic fuel prices decreased in line with the declining international oil prices. In general, the consumer price index (CPI) in August 2024 was stable as compared to that of the previous month.
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Banks discuss measures to support typhoon-affected customers
Figures from credit institutions and branches of foreign banks in affected localities as of Tuesday, showed that around 73,000 customers were affected with a total outstanding loan of VND94 trillion.
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Banks required to list suspect accounts for better supervision
Commercial banks must provide information on accounts that show possible signs of fraud, swindling, or law violations at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) 's request every month.
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VAMC to auction bad debts starting at nearly $10 mln
VAMC has purchased the bad debts of Sacombank related to Phúc An Khang International Hospital and Bình Dương Construction Stone.
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Banks set to stimulate credit growth in last quarter
Banks are developing favourable credit schemes for the manufacturing and business sectors, while relaxing lending standards across all customer groups and the majority of loan sectors in the last quarter of the year.
