Vietnam
Can foreign lenders break Vietnamese banks' legacy problem?
Can foreign lenders break Vietnamese banks' legacy problem?
Foreign ownership caps and regulatory constraints block foreign bank entry.
Vietnam cracks down on issuing foreign bank licenses
The move aims to encourage local banking mergers.
UOB unveils subsidiary in Vietnam
It's the first Singapore bank to open a foreign-owned Vietnamese unit.
Vietnamese banks grapple with $9b capital crunch as lending outpaces capital generation
Tier 1 Capital ratio could fall from 9.4% to 8% by 2019.
Vietnamese banks' strong lending dampens capital raising activities
Loan growth of about 20% is outpacing internal capital generation.
Vietnamese banks urged to tighten card issuance
A group claims that 50 million of the 132 million cards in circulation are not being used.
Vietnam bank loans grew 6.16% in May
This represents a slightly faster expansion than the previous months.
Vietnamese banks intensify capital raising activities as Basel II deadline looms
Lenders have been using retained earnings to lift CAR.
Vietnam banks speed up transition to chip cards
The shift from magnetic is expected to provide better cardholder protection.
Foreign banks flock to Vietnam
Korean lenders have been eagerly expanding their foothold in the country.
Vietnam's OCB guns for $1b market cap in Vietnam IPO
The bank intends to sell $35m of shares via private placement in Q3.
Vietnamese banks gun for greater market share of consumer finance pie
The local market is expected to be worth $44b by 2020.
Vietnam's loan growth beats new year slump after rising 5% from January to April
The government is doubling down on the country’s bad debt.
VPBank unveils digital credit card
It aims to provide users with digital alternative to the delayed delivery of physical cards.
Can the VAMC single-handedly halt Vietnam's bad loan woes?
It has already bought $9.4b in NPLs from various banks.
Can Vietnam halt the exponential growth of its bad debt?
VAMC was able to resolve 27.9% of NPLs it purchased in 2017.
VietinBank to launch digital business matchmaking platform
It aims to provide companies with connections to expand into new markets.
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