STATE BANK OF VIETNAM

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Vietnam Banking Authorities Reject Arrest Rumours

By Editors | 19/08/2015

Officials at the State Bank of Vietnam have dismissed rumours that the chairman of top lender Eximbank had been arrested.

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Vietnam Opens Debt Market to Foreign Investors

By Editors | 05/08/2015

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued new rules on debt trading which is expected to encourage foreign investors to buy non-performing loans from local financial institutions.

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Vietnam Targets International Risk Management Standards for Banks

By Editors | 12/07/2015

Vietnam’s banking sector is looking to meet standards for operational risk management and anti-money laundering in line with international practices.

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Vietnam Raises Credit Growth Quotas for Banks

By Editors | 11/07/2015

The State Bank of Vietnam has announced it will lift 2015 credit growth targets for a number of domestic and foreign banks to support economic growth.

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Vietnam Banking Regulator Clamps down on Excess Holdings at Banks

By Editors | 11/06/2015

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a regulation requiring stakeholders to reduce their excess holdings in local banks to the permitted limits.

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Vietnam’s Central Bank to Push for Bank Mergers

By Editors | 18/01/2015

Vietnam’s central bank has intensified its bid to overhaul the country’s banking system to bolster growth, vowing to push for bank mergers and force weak institutions to shut.

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Bad Debts Weigh on Vietnam Banks

By Editors | 12/09/2014

The increasingly high number of businesses that were dissolved in the first seven months of the year has weighed on operations of local banks, raising lenders’ bad debt ratio in the period.

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Vietnam State Bank Imposes Fee on Cash Deposits

By Editors | 17/06/2014

The State Bank of Vietnam has proposed new rules that would allow local banks to collect fees on cash deposits, in a move to limit cash transactions.

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Vietnam Issues New Circular on Foreign Investment

By Editors | 15/05/2014

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular which guides the opening and use of indirect investment capital accounts for foreign investors in the country.