SBV to consider revising credit growth targets for banks
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Unlocking digitalisation potential in banking sector
While 5G commercialisation is expected to open more opportunities for the banking sector, various issues remain. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Vice chairman of the Vietnam Banks Association, spoke with VIR’s Minh Anh about the current driving forces.
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HDBank wins IR Award for Individual Investors’ Best Choice
The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, stock code: HDB) received the Financial Large Cap Individual Investors’ Best Choice award at the 2024 IR Awards ceremony held in HCM City on Tuesday.
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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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Vietnamese banks aim to become among top 100 in Asia
Credit capacity, low interest rates, and comprehensive digital transformation are key areas that Vietnam's commercial banking system must focus on to break into Asia's top 100 banks.
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Government proposes VNĐ20.6 trillion boost for Vietcombank to enhance financial capacity
The Government has proposed the National Assembly (NA) to consider pumping an addition of VNĐ20.695 trillion (US$842.8 million) worth of State capital into the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) to improve its financial capacity for expanding international reach and for it to become one of Asia’s 100 largest banks.
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Many banks stop transactions of ATM magnetic cards
Many banks have recently announced they are stopping transactions of domestic automated teller machine (ATM) cards with magnetic strips, to ensure security for customers in the context of increasing cyber crimes.
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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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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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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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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).