Domestic banks are expected to face increasing competition, especially as European banks will be able to access the Vietnamese market when the European Union-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect.
The Government plans not to license any more wholly foreign-owned banks in Viet Nam, instead encouraging foreign banks to buy weak domestic banks, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.
Healthy domestic banks should focus on improving the transparency in their audited financial statements to attract foreign investors as some banks have recently succeeded with the strategy, experts suggested.