To ensure transparency and reduce risks in the bond market, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked corporate bond issuers to consider the feasibility of production and business plans, financial capacity and settlement of interest and principal before issuing bonds.

Việt Nam is among the regional countries that are seeing new digital bank models, experts have said.

The market reversed course in Thursday afternoon's trade as investors' risk appetite returned to bank and material stocks.

The State-run Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) has said it wants to borrow US dollars from local banks for the country's largest airport project, Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai Province.

Demand for deposits by individuals have increased significantly in recent months as people tended to switch to cashless payment methods, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many commercial banks have unveiled preferential credit packages for both individual and corporate customers.

 The outstanding loans of twelve inefficient projects under the Ministry of Industry and Trade totalled nearly VNĐ21 trillion (US$905 million) as of the end of 2019, most were overdue, according to the Government’s report to the National Assembly.

With average price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) ratios at a five-year low, bank stocks are among the good options available for investors right now, analysts said.

Credit growth would likely reach only 9-10 per cent this year against 13 per cent last year even if the country’s infrastructure investment was good, experts forecast.

HCM City’s Chợ Rẫy Hospital and State-owned Vietcombank are issuing debit cards for use by outpatients.