Viet Nam to have a regulation on offshore loans

Friday, Mar 25, 2022

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is collecting opinions from organisations and individuals on the Prime Minister''s draft decision on offshore loans and guarantees for non-residents of economic organisations.

International credit rating organisations interested in Vietnamese market

Monday, Apr 19, 2021

Many international credit rating organisations want to join the Vietnamese market, heard a seminar in HCM City on April 16.

Banks urge Visa, Mastercard to reduce fees

Monday, Apr 27, 2020

The Viet Nam Banks Association has urged international card organisations to reduce several types of fees on Vietnamese banks in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected their card businesses.

Exemption of business license fee to promote start-ups

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020

The Government will waive business licence fees for a number of companies to improve the business climate and promote entrepreneurship.

Problems remain in turning public non-business units to joint-stock firms

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019

The number of successfully-transformed units accounts for only 14.5 per cent, lagging behind schedule set for 2015-20 period, according to Finance Ministry.

Draft law proposes eliminating 12 conditional business sectors

Thursday, Sep 12, 2019

Conditions for 12 business sectors including commercial arbitration organisations, logistics and franchising are expected to be removed this year.

New circular on securities-related service prices

Saturday, Jan 05, 2019

The Ministry of Finance has issued new securities-related service regulations for trading organisations and commercial banks doing business in Viet Nam’s securities market.

State Audit agency will evaluate 25 State enterprises in 2019

Friday, Oct 19, 2018

The State Audit of Viet Nam will audit 25 SOEs and financial organisations in 2019. They include the SBV, 21 economic groups and corporations and three banks and credit institutions.

City launches tech development fund

Monday, Jan 29, 2018

The HCM City’s Science and Technology Department plans to launch a municipal Science and Technology Development Fund while seeking to focus State science and technology organisations on activities relevant to the market and wean them off public funds in 2018.  

Non-profit groups call for clearer tax guidance

Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017

The Viet Nam Union of Science and Technology Association has called for clearer tax guidance and policies for non-State science and technology organisations as they are required to submit tax reports and pay taxes like corporates even though they operate...

Farm co-ops target int’l links

Tuesday, Nov 07, 2017

Viet Nam wants to enhance co-operation with international organisations to promote the development of agricultural co-operatives, especially in supporting market access and management capacity, participants said at a seminar in HCM City on Monday.

Central bank sounds alarm after hacks

Tuesday, Aug 02, 2016

The State Bank of Viet Nam has written to banks, credit institutions and financial organisations, warning them against hackers a day after the websites of Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports and Vietnam Airlines were hacked.

Rules on restructuring credit institutions updated

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2016

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) issued Circular No. 36/2015/TT-NHNN (December 31) on the restructuring of credit institutions.

Ministry takes control of statistics for non-State groups

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Ministry of Planning and Investment in a draft amendment to the Law on Statistics, for the first time, regulated the statistics operations of non State-owned organisations, aiming to a sound legal framework for the statistics operations outside the State sector.

NA backs microfinance companies

Thursday, Nov 06, 2014

The banking services of credit institutions have so far met the economy''s diversified demands, but more microfinance organisations and consumer finance companies need to be set up.