More room for banks to attract foreign capital
Decree No. 245/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 69/2025/NĐ-CP, together with Vietnam’s upcoming stock market upgrade, are paving the way for several banks to “open their...
Decree No. 245/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 69/2025/NĐ-CP, together with Vietnam’s upcoming stock market upgrade, are paving the way for several banks to “open their...
Most G10 central banks remain on course to cut rates further as they grapple to find the hard-to-estimate neutral rate.
A press conference was held by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) on October 3, in Ha Noi to announce the banking sector’s performance in the third quarter of 2025. Deputy...
The wave of capital increases from firms of securities and real estate sectors shows that businesses are betting on a new growth cycle for the stock market…
The average 12-month deposit rates of large commercial banks will have room to decrease slightly by 2 bps, easing to 4.7% by the end of 2025.
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MBS anticipates that the average 12-month deposit rates of large commercial banks will have room to decrease slightly by 2 bps, easing to 4.7% by the end of 2025.
As inflation is controlled in line with the targets set by the National Assembly and the Government, following the directives of the Government and the Prime Minister on...
The current economic slowdown pushes the Fed to lower rates to around neutral, or even lower, but persistent inflation forces Fed to ‘tweak’ rates back up, possibly late...
The first half of 2025 witnessed a remarkable transformation in the banking sector, with both credit growth and profitability showing positive momentum.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has stated that it has continuously maintained low interest rates to support economic growth.
Commercial banks in Ho Chi Minh City are stepping up lending for production and business at reasonable rates to support the city’s double-digit growth target for 2025.
According to MBS Securities, the earnings growth of the banking and real estate sectors in Q2/2025 is looking much more optimistic than other industry groups.
Earnings of listed companies on the Vietnam stock market could grow by 14% YoY in 2Q25, despite ongoing pressures from geopolitical tensions and tariff-related...
The first quarter (Q1) financial reports of listed banks are showing a not-so-positive picture with the total value of bad debt at more than 266,000 billion VND, up...
Despite actively promoting credit growth, banks must still ensure credit quality in the context of asset quality risks and the rising trend of non-performing loans.
The average 12-month deposit rates of large commercial banks could fluctuate within the range of 5.5% – 6% by the end of 2025.
Positive credit growth in Q1/2025 is a stark contrast to the capital absorption picture of the first quarter in recent years.
The tilt towards easier policy remains very much in place across central banks outside the US. The outlook for Fed policy is more opaque but it does appear that...
The imposition of US tariffs poses enormous challenges for central banks, not least the Fed. Many analysts believe that the Fed will keep its powder dry but other...
The direction is under the newly-issued Prime Minister's Directive 09/CT-TTg on the tasks and solutions of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to contribute to the...
The automatic profit-making products help commercial banks retain customers in the context of increasingly widespread cashless payments and the increasing number of...