First wholly Singapore-owned bank to operate in Vietnam
	Friday,  Jul 21,2017,21:30 (GMT+7) HCMC – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on July 19 gave approval in principle to United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) to open the first 100% Singapore-owned bank in the country.

VN30 stocks dampen market recovery
	Thursday,  Jul 20,2017,23:48 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local stock market recovered on July 19 after a three-day pullback but stocks in the VN30 basket weighed on the uptrend.

Gold prices surge
	Tuesday,  Jul 18,2017,23:11 (GMT+7) HCMC - Local gold prices continued the uptrend on Monday, rising by VND100,000 compared to the end of last week to VND36.44 million (US$1,606) and VND36.22 million per tael for selling and buying, according to Saigon Jewelry Holding Co. (SJC).

Banks cut interest rates
	Wednesday,  Jul 12,2017,00:01 (GMT+7) HCMC - Banks have announced new interest rates that are even lower than the short-term interest rate ceiling for clients in priority groups.

Central bank loosens monetary policy to meet growth target
	Tuesday,  Jul 11,2017,23:58 (GMT+7) HCMC – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has loosened its monetary policy by cutting a number of policy interest rates by 0.25 to 0.5 percentage points to help inject cash into the economy and thus fuel growth.

Dollar firmer as central bank hikes prices
	Wednesday,  Jun 21,2017,22:29 (GMT+7) HCMC – The U.S. dollar strongly appreciated against the domestic currency on June 20 as the State Bank of Vietnam raised the dollar buying price and the reference exchange rate.

Depositors’ insurance payout raised to VND75 million
	Wednesday,  Jun 21,2017,22:29 (GMT+7) HCMC – If a credit institution is declared bankrupt, the maximum insurance payable to a depositor for all deposits at an insured organization will be VND75 million (around US$3,300) from the current VND50 million under a new rule effective from August 5.

Ask-and-give mechanism needs to be removed between banks and enterprises
	Monday,  Jun 19,2017,21:38 (GMT+7) HCMC – There should be no “ask-and-give” mechanism between commercial banks and enterprises in credit relations, heard a bank and enterprise matching conference in HCMC last Friday.

Greenback changes little despite Fed rate hike
	Friday,  Jun 16,2017,23:33 (GMT+7) HCMC – Although the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) raised rates by 25 basis points, the Vietnam dong-U.S. dollar exchange rate saw little change, with the greenback firmer against the domestic currency before quickly stabilizing given supportive macro factors.

Capital cost ebbs to three-month low
	Wednesday,  May 31,2017,00:10 (GMT+7) HANOI – The capital cost on the primary monetary market has ebbed to the lowest level in three months, at below 3.6% a year for interbank offers in Vietnam dong of all short tenors.

Two more local banks join ADB’s trade finance program
	Friday,  May 26,2017,00:09 (GMT+7)

SBV says interest rates now reasonable
	Thursday,  May 18,2017,22:04 (GMT+7) HANOI - Interest rates of 6-11% per year for Vietnam dong loans and 3-4% for those in foreign currency are reasonable, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Expanding trade deficit puts pressure on forex rate
	Monday,  May 15,2017,23:34 (GMT+7) HCMC - The widening trade deficit has pushed up the demand for U.S. dollars, thus piling huge pressure on the foreign exchange rate, says a report in Lao Dong newspaper.

VND66 trillion G-bond sale plan set for Q2
	Wednesday,  May 3,2017,22:55 (GMT+7) HCMC - A minimum of VND66 trillion is the volume of government bonds to be offered by the State Treasury under the Ministry of Finance this quarter.

Consumer lending market has much room for growth
	Friday,  Apr 28,2017,00:26 (GMT+7) HANOI – The consumer finance market still has much room for growth in Vietnam in the coming time, according to a study of the Institute of Business Administration under the University of Economics and Business.