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Law needed to ensure banks can repossess collateral on bad debts

Law needed to ensure banks can repossess collateral on bad debts

Without regulations allowing them to seize collateral under Resolution 42, banks may be afraid to grant credit, affecting the ability to access loans of firms and individuals.
Need to lower SMS banking services fees: VBA

Need to lower SMS banking services fees: VBA

Fees for SMS banking services are currently three times higher than standard text charges. Banks are encouraging customers to shift to using digital banking services to help reduce cost while keeping bank fees low for customers. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung,...
Textile firms urged to go green to attract more credit

Textile firms urged to go green to attract more credit

While textiles is one of the key industries in Viet Nam with high export revenue, it is also among industries that pose a high environmental and social risk, according to Nguyen Quoc Hung, general secretary of Viet Nam Bankers Association.
15 VN banks listed among Asia Pacifics strongest

15 VN banks listed among Asia Pacific’s strongest

Fifteen Vietnamese banks have recently been named in The Asian Bankers’ AB500 ranking and survey of Asia Pacific’s strongest banks.
Tertiary training offered to bankers

Tertiary training offered to bankers

The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has partnered with the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Viet Nam to launch the finance industry’s first tertiary education programme designed for bankers that serve small businesses.  
Vietcombank to host ABA meeting

Vietcombank to host ABA meeting

Vietcombank will host ABA meeting from May 10 to 12, 2016
Forum highlights huge retail banking potential

Forum highlights huge retail banking potential

Viet Nam is thought to have huge potential for the growth of retail banking, and this throws up both opportunities and challenges for local banks, experts say.
Survey points to banking growth despite bad debt

Survey points to banking growth despite bad debt

Nearly 94 per cent of Vietnamese bankers expect an improved financial performance, but bad debt levels remain a concern, says a study on the banking sector.