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Securities companies begin brokerage war as Govt scraps minimum rate

05/20/2019 08:10

Stockbrokers’ revenues are expected to fall sharply after a price war broke out among them in the wake of Circular No 128/2018/TT-BTC, which took effect last February.

Restructuring helps shipping companies turn around
05/13/2019 09:00

The Việt Nam Sea Transport and Chartering Joint Stock Company, Việt Hải Shipping & Real Properties Corporation and...
Banks’ interest receivables get little attention
05/06/2019 08:08

Experts have called on the Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Viet Nam to carefully assess how lenders are...
Not many banks to pay dividends in cash, but shareholders content
04/22/2019 09:00

At the annual general meeting of Vietnam International Bank (VIB) in HCM City on March 28, shareholders approved a...
Firms follow Government lead, set cautious targets
04/08/2019 09:06

Construction company Becamex IDC Corp has been cautious about this year's business targets.
Corporate bonds give bank deposits a run for their money
04/01/2019 08:31

A question being asked by many experts now is why banks are joining a race to increase deposit interest rates though...
Central bank hands banks fait accompli: increase non-interest income
03/25/2019 08:43

In 2019 the State Bank of Viet Nam has set a credit growth target for the banking sector of 14 per cent, lower than the...
Viet Nam's central bank seeks to weaken currency
03/18/2019 08:08

Since the beginning of the year the State Bank of Viet Nam has been increasing the reference rate of the dong against...
Logistics sector expects e-commerce to drive rapid growth
03/11/2019 08:00

The explosion in e-commerce has sent demand for logistics, especially transportation, through the roof.
Analysts divided on attractiveness of bank shares
03/04/2019 08:30

Analysts have recently been bombarded with a question by investors: will bank shares continue to be attractive this...
Higher foreign ownership imperative, say banks
02/25/2019 08:08

Last August Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Decision No.986/QD-TTg on the Development Strategy of the Banking...

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Sacombank offers certificate of deposit at 8.6 per cent interest

Sacombank is offering certificates of deposit in dong to individual and corporate customers at attractive interest rates.

Finance companies slow credit growth

Consumer finance companies have been cutting credit growth to focus more on tightening internal governance and selecting solvent customers to target a safer and healthier development.

Long term gain on the horizon

Founder cum executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab, speaks to Viet Nam News reporter Nguyen Hoang Son about pressures of the ongoing technological and scientific revolution.