ABN AMRO pays Vietnam bank in currency case
Dutch bank ABN AMRO has paid $4.5 million to a state-run Vietnamese bank as part of a settlement in a foreign exchange trading dispute, state-run newspapers reported on Saturday.
30/11/2006
Vietnam International Bank moves towards listing
Vietnam International Bank, the country's 10th-largest bank by assets, has won central bank approval to apply to list on the Hanoi over-the-counter stock market, the central bank said.
30/11/2006
Vietnam's foreign reserves rise to $12 bln
Vietnam's foreign currency reserves are now $12 billion, enough to cover 13 weeks of imports, up from eight weeks in 2000, a state-run newspaper quoted a central bank report on Wednesday as saying.
30/11/2006
Banks in the post-WTO era
According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the country financial institutions undertake the process of banking integration from a lower base than many other countries in the region in terms of financial capacity, technologies, management.
14/11/2006
Banking sector facing a big challenge pre-WTO: Human resources
World Trade Organization (WTO) accession will bring Vietnam either advantages or difficulties in such sensitive economic sectors as banking and finance. Huynh Buu Quang, Head of Commercial Banking of HSBC in Vietnam shared his opinions about one of...
11/09/2006
APEC finance, central bank deputies meet in Ha Noi
APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies began a two-day meeting in Hanoi on Sept. 5 to prepare for the upcoming 13th APEC Finance Ministers Meeting (FMM-13), scheduled for Sept. 7-8.
11/09/2006
Postal savings Company to become bank
The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) intends to convert its Postal Savings Service Co into the Postal Service Commercial Joint Stock Bank.
11/09/2006
Ha Noi to build financial, banking centre
Hanoi has decided to build a financial and banking center for an investment capital amount of between 300 and 500 million USD early next year.
11/09/2006