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Banking mergers and acquisitions drive Vietnam’s future aspirations
If the activities and initiatives over the past few years are any indication to go by, we can safely say that the Vietnam’s banking sector will be entering a transformative phase in 2025 and beyond, marked by significant mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that have reshaped the industry landscape over the past few months.
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2025 a new era for financial institutions
Recent adjustments to Việt Nam's economic growth forecasts from major financial institutions highlight growing confidence in the country's economic trajectory.
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Remittances to HCMC soar to $9.6B
Remittances to HCMC last year were worth a record US$9.6 billion after rising by $140 million from 2023.
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Majority of credit institutions expect profit growth in 2025
According to an SBV survey, In 2025, 85.1 per cent of credit institutions expect their pre-tax profits to grow positively compared to 2024.
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Bank credit pours into the economy reaching $611 billion
Announcing performance results of the banking industry in Hà Nội, the deputy governor of the SBV said monetary policy in 2024 was reasonable, ensuring the country’s GDP growth at 7.08 per cent and inflation under control at 3.6 per cent.
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State Bank sets higher credit growth target for 2025
The credit growth target for the banking system in 2025 has been set higher than in 2024.
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Innovative banking drives CASA recovery to 20 per cent threshold
In 2024, the Current Account Savings Account ratio in Việt Nam’s banking sector rebounded from its lowest point and stabilised at around 20 per cent.
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Bank transfers lead to rebranding phase
Vietnam’s banking landscape is being reshaped by mandatory transfers, marking a pivotal step in stabilising weak banks and strengthening the sector.
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Five banks qualify for year-end credit room expansion
Five banks, including Vietinbank, ACB, VIB, Techcombank and MSB, have qualified for the credit room expansion in the last time of this year
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SBV confident that credit growth can achieve 15% target
This was the assessment of First Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) when answering the correspondents’ questions at the regular monthly Government’s press conference for November 2024.
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Conducting solutions to support enterprises to overcome difficulties and promote production and business activities
Implementing the directions of the Prime Minister and Official Note No.103/CD-TTg dated October 7, 2024, SBV has issued Document No. 9364/NHNN-TD dated November 14, 2024 requesting the credit institutions and the foreign bank branches (herein after referred to collectively as the CIs) to focus on implementing the solutions to support enterprises to overcome difficulties and promote their production and business activities in 2024 and the following years
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Monetary policy forecast unlikely to loosen further
It will be difficult for the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) to further loosen monetary policy due to a rising USD/VNĐ exchange rate pressure, experts said.
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ESG implementation in banking: from awareness to action
Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu emphasised that increasing ESG implementations requires financial institutions to consistently comply with evolving regulations, demonstrating environmental and social responsibility while enhancing their credibility and transparency.
