Money remittances remain the highest risk sector of being exploited for Terrorism Financing (TF) in Singapore, according to a report published in the country on July 1.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Pham Quang Dung attended a policy dialogue between central bank governors of ASEAN countries and financial institutions' Chief Executive Officers on April 4 in Luang Prabang, Laos.

The sustainable bond market of member economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea expanded 29.3% last year, outpacing the 21% growth of the global and euro-area sustainable bond markets, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai received General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Agustin Carstens in Hanoi on September 22.

VinFast on February 7 announced U.S. Bank (listed as USB on New York Stock Exchange) has been chosen as its preferred provider of retail financing and leasing of VinFast vehicles in the US.

Vietwash, which runs a chain of car washes in Vietnam, recently announced it had raised 1.7 million USD for its current round of financing from the Republic of Korea’s energy company GS Caltex.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) have inked a deal under which the IFC will provide a syndicated loan of 100 million USD to help TPBank extend long-term funding to mirco-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and individual borrowers through digital delivery channels.

Delegates attending the APEC Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting (SFOM) in Ninh Binh voiced their support for the host country’s priorities in implementing the Finance Ministers’ Process.