The banking system is racing against time as its major restructuring enters its last phase.
It devised a roadmap to restructure credit organisations at the end of 2011, and began implementing the regulations in February 2012. These were the earliest projects under the national economic overhaul.
Following the blueprint, the system has yielded positive outcomes, but the overall pace remains slow and requires drastic moves to meet the deadline.
Earlier this year, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Binh said several merger and acquisition (M&A) deals would take place, including some between healthy banks in order to expand their scale and boost their performance.
In 2015, up to eight banks are expected to join the restructuring process, added Binh.
Consequently, the SBV has taken over all shares in three cash-strapped commercial banks – the Ocean Bank, Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) and GPBank – for zero Vietnam dong each. The move was designed to ensure the legal rights and interests of existing depositors.
Excluded from these extensive changes, banks that have performed well are increasing their chartered capital to secure their finances.
The Military Bank boosted chartered capital to 16 trillion VND (717.1 million USD), while SHB and VPBank added approximately 1.6 trillion VND (71.7 million USD) and 1.1 trillion VND (49.3 million USD), respectively.
Mergers between VietinBank and PGBank, as well as BDIV and MHB, resulted in new highs of chartered capital – 40.2 trillion VND (1.8 billion USD) and 31.48 trillion VND (1.41 billion USD), respectively.
Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) Deputy Director Tran Phuong said the restructuring has been going well thus far. The market is becoming stable and interest rates are decreasing.
Most reform measures have been carried out on a voluntary basis without any State interventions, Phuong said.
He considered this a positive sign. Roughly a year ago, State orders would be necessary to solve these types of problems and would take a long time to assess. Now the parties involved work together without Government input.-VNA
The boom in Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is expected to continue in 2015 and onwards as the government pushes the equitisation of State-owned enterprise.
In addition to institutional reform, the agency is also rolling out key solution groups to combat counterfeit goods, imitations, and intellectual property infringements in the digital environment.
The event, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK and TT Meridian, a local importer of Vietnamese fresh produce, aims to build a national lychee brand and encourage broader recognition of Vietnamese fruits in a competitive, high-end market.
The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
Outcomes of ABAC III will shape ABAC’s final policy recommendations to be submitted to the ABAC-APEC leaders’ dialogue, scheduled to take place in the Republic of Korea this November.
This is the second year the magazine has released the ranking, which is based on total revenue and key financial indicators of enterprises from seven countries in the region: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Cambodia.
At the summit, publishing, tech, and media sectors will discuss emerging trends, business models, and sustainable solutions for digital publishing development in Vietnam.
This year’s “Vietnam Goods Week” marks a significant milestone as it is being held simultaneously for the first time in four locations across Asia: Japan, Hong Kong (China), Cambodia, and Malaysia, from June 19 - 22.
According to NordCham Vietnam Chairman Thue Quist Thomasen, the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is both a challenge and an opportunity for businesses to contribute to green and sustainable growth.
The analysis from an investment perspective shows that the economy’s growth has been heavily capital‑driven, yet efficiency remains low as reflected by Vietnam’s Incremental Capital-Output Ratio (ICOR) being significantly higher than global and regional averages. This underscores the imperative to enhance capital‑use efficiency.
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha urged countries to work together to remove supply chain bottlenecks, expand market access, strengthen cooperation in smart customs procedures, mutually recognise technical standards, and eliminate unnecessary protectionist barriers to boost trade and investment.
The event has gathered over 400 exhibitors from 16 countries and territories, with more than 980 booths showcasing a wide range of products and technologies in automotive components, electronics, repair and maintenance, bodywork, accessories, and customisation.
The latest order follows Vietjet’s commitment for 20 additional A330neo aircraft last month, bringing the airline’s total widebody aircraft on order to 40.
Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang acknowledged the target represents an important milestone for socio-economic development as well as a demonstration of the country’s aspiration for robust economic growth.
The price of E5 RON92 petrol is now capped at 20,631 VND (0.79 USD) per litre, up 1,169 VND from the previous adjustment, while RON95-III costs no more than 21,244 VND per litre, up 1,277 VND.
While German consumers are familiar with Vietnamese products such as coffee, seafood, tea, and spices, many other quality items remain relatively unknown in the market. The Selgros event not only helped introduce Bac Giang lychee to German consumers but also provided them with the opportunity to experience other Vietnamese agricultural products.
The article by Cuba’s Inter Press Service detailed how Vietnamese private enterprise Agri VMA leased 1,000 ha of land in Los Palacios district, Cuba’s westernmost province of Pinar del Río, for rice cultivation over a three-year period. The project’s first harvest in 2025 recorded an impressive yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare, far exceeding the local average of 1.6 tonnes.