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Vietnam banks to face capital shortfalls over the next 12-18 months
Vietnam banks to face capital shortfalls over the next 12-18 months
Banks' total capital gap was estimated to be US$9.5b in 2016.
UOB gets preliminary approval to establish subsidiary bank in Vietnam
UOB will be the first Singapore bank to be granted a foreign-owned subsidiary bank licence.
Vietnamese banks plagued by problem assets
The 2.6% NPL ratio reported in December was a grave understatement.
Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development updates EMV network
Agribank now has improved security and fraud protection for its card services.
3 Asian countries remain the region's weakest links in terms of capital buffers
Other banks' leverage ratios are at 6%.
Vietnam banks' NPL ratio reaches 9%
The 2.4% NPL ratio reported at end-2015 was understated.
CIMB unveils first branch in Vietnam
This after the full-fledged banking licence was granted in September 2016.
Vietnam banks' problem assets ratio reaches 7.1% in the first half of 2016
That's including the gross value of assets sold to the Vietnam Asset Management Company.
Chart of the Week: Vietnam banks' capital buffers to remain under pressure
The banks' capital adequacy ratios are arely above the minimum requirement of 9%.
BIDV, Vietinbank, Vietcombank propose increasing foreign ownership limitation to 35%
Reducing the ownership of the State bank in their banks is another option.
Vietnamese banks under threat from $1.25b debt restructuring plan
Loss-absorption buffers will take a hit.
Malicious insiders plotting coordinated cyber attacks against banks, says SWIFT
A Vietnamese bank was the second victim.
Vietnamese banks suffer from weaker equity-to-asset ratios
It decreased to 7.3% as at end-2015.
How will the proposed liquidity tightening affect Vietnamese banks?
The share of short-term funding that banks can use for loans will be decreased.
Vietnamese banks' capitalisation to remain depressed by high loan-loss provisions
But stable NIM and fees will support pre-provision income.
Why financial reform is the antidote for Vietnam’s ailing banking sector
Recovery is in sight.
Vietnamese banks are slowly gaining confidence to lend
Amidst ongoing financial reform.
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