Vietnam
US$474 million needed to buy Vietnamese banks' NPLs
Bad debt bank will issue special bonds.
SBV issues plan to restructure commercial banks
Nine weak commercial banks are targets.
Vietnamese central bank to hold stakes in weak banks
State Bank of Vietnam will then restructure banks.
Vietnamese “bad debt bank” now open for business
Mission is to prevent collapse of battered Vietnamese banks.
Here's why Vietnam's banking system has been in distress this year
Banks' exposure to bankrupt companies is aggravating the situation.
Nguyen Phuoc Thanh appointed deputy governor of State Bank of Vietnam
Formerly CEO of Vietcombank.
Why Vietnamese 'bad bank' may not really resolve asset-quality problems
Capital-impairment risks may still linger.
Vietnamese banks reluctant to participate in government's US$1.43b loan program
They fear vague lending regulations.
Vietnam lowers ceilings on VND deposits between 0.5-0.8 ppt
The current rate is 7.5%.
Vietnamese commercial banks to provide housing loans
Loans to begin June 1.
Forced sale of NPLs to AMC will push through
Vietnam will compel banks to sell bad debt to new Asset Management Company.
Vietnamese banks to decrease from 39 to 15 by 2017
Find out what will cause the drop.
SBV to double capital to US$479 million
Central bank wants to better stabilize Vietnam’s troubled banking sector.
Vietnamese banks refuse to lend
Are sitting on a huge stash of cash and refuse to cut interest rates on loans.
Vietnam to force weak banks into bankruptcy
Announcement sends shock waves through banking sector counting on government protection.
Organization of Vietnamese AMC in doubt
Questions rise about funding Asset Management Company.
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