Under the amended Law on Credit Institutions recently passed by the National Assembly, credit institutions do not have the right to repossess collateral.
Removing barriers to consumer loans remains one of the most effective methods to combat loan sharks, heard participants at a seminar in Hà Nội on Tuesday.
The central bank said local banks that meet liquidity requirements and offer low-interest rates for loans are qualified for the new policy, citing more favourable conditions and system-wide improved liquidity.
According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the banking sector’s business performance in the first nine months of 2019 has been continuously improved with results in terms of profits and credit growth. Besides such positive indicators, many banks also made a...
Viet Nam is a promising market for fintech companies thanks to its young demographic, strong e-commerce growth, and growing smartphone and internet penetration, a conference heard in HCM City on Thursday.
The banking sector had made considerable headway into settling bad debt, restructuring credit institutions and developing the banking system two years since the National Assembly issued a resolution on the industry.
Viet Nam’s banking sector earnings growth is likely to moderate this year following a sterling year in 2018 due to expected slowing of loan growth to 13 per cent, experts forecast.
Viet Nam is entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution with the participation of all sectors, including the banking system however, non-cash payment has seen development stall as the country’s population has not yet embraced its benefits.
In the first half of 2018, the Vietnamese banking sector enjoyed VND35.5 trillion (US$1.53billion) in net profit, equivalent to 64 per cent of the previous year.
More efforts should be made to boost administrative reform in the banking system to further facilitate access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises.
Some Vietnamese banks have made meaningful progress in the resolution of legacy problem assets, a positive credit for the sector, Moody’s said on Monday.
Outstanding loans to the trade and services sector last year rose by 19 per cent against the end of 2016 to nearly VND4 quadrillion (US$176.21 billion), the State Bank of Vietnam reported.