Vietnam Banks Association
Guidelines for debt settlement before initiating litigation
On October 22, 2024, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) had a working session with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank (WB) to discuss the draft set of documents guiding debt settlement before proceeding with litigation.
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Vietnam Banks Association and Vietnam Advisors talked about the Euro Finance Week 2024
On the morning of September 30, 2024, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) had a meeting with Vietnam Advisors to update and exchange information about the Vietnam Dialogue event within the Euro Finance Week in Frankfurt (Germany) organized by Vietnam Advisors. The program is part of the 27th European Finance Week event taking place on November 18 and 19, 2024.
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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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Credit limit for large customers to be gradually reduced over next five years
Banks will have to gradually reduce the credit limit for large customers over the next five years to meet regulations under the new Law on Credit Institutions.
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Vietnam Banks Association talks with Monetary Authority of Singapore
On August 22, 2024, Vice Chairman cum Secretary General of the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) Nguyen Quoc Hung had a meeting and talked with Mr. Eugene Goh, Deputy Director in charge of FinTech & Innovation in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
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Bad debts remained a challenge for banks in H1
Banks' non-performing loans continued to grow in the first half of this year, with some banks even witnessing double-digit growth, whereas their loan loss reserve ratio trended downwards.
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Warning about some forms of fraud through card transactions and domestic payments
According to the representative of the Risk Management Subcommittee, Bank Card Association (Vietnam Banks Association), faking applications to take control of devices is one of the common forms of fraud for card transactions and domestic payments recently.
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Promote cross-border bilateral payments via QR Code
On August 21, 2024, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) coordinated with the Payment Department (State Bank of Vietnam) to organize a meeting to promote bilateral retail payments via QR codes between Vietnam and countries in the region, along with a number of issues of concern in the Circular No. 40/2024/TT-NHNN dated July 17, 2024 regulating the provision of intermediary payment services.
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Banks limits foreign room, waiting for strategic buyers
Commercial banks have been holding back on increasing their foreign ownership ratio, or foreign room, to wait for suitable strategic buyers in the future, according to industry leaders and insiders.
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VNBA invites members to comment on draft Circular replacing Circular 200
The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) has just sent an official dispatch to the General Directors of member organizations requesting to give comments on the draft Circular replacing the Circular 200/2014/TT-BTC (Circular 200) on guidance on the corporate accounting system.
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Expert’s warning of new forms of financial crime fraud
At the workshop on the topic "Financial crimes, anti-money laundering, sanctions and international payments in banking activities" co-organized by the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and Wells Fargo Bank on May 30, 2024, the bank experts warned about financial crimes with very sophisticated forms of fraud.
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VNBA Secretary General received and talked with Delegation from the Bond Connect Company Limited
On May 28, 2024, Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL) delegation headed by Mr. Tony Wang, General Manager has come and discussed with Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) for updating information relating to China fixed income market.
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VNBA and VINASA co - organize a seminar on "Green Finance for Sustainable Development"
On May 28-29, 2024, Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) will jointly organize a seminar on "Green Finance for Sustainable Development" . The conference is within the framework of the Vietnam - Asia Digital Transformation Summit 2024 taking place over two days in Hanoi. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to attend and deliver an orientational speech.
