SHB sets sights on pre-tax profit hike, bad debt ratio dip in 2024

SHB sets sights on pre-tax profit hike, bad debt ratio dip in 2024

Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank, one of the top private banks in Vietnam, is aiming for VND11.28 trillion ($444 million) in pre-tax profit in 2024, up 22.2% year-over-year, its chairman Do Quang Hien told the bank's AGM on Thursday.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Eximbank targets 90% rise in 2024 pre-tax profit

Eximbank targets 90% rise in 2024 pre-tax profit

Private Vietnamese lender Eximbank has set a pre-tax profit target of VND5.18 trillion ($210.8 million) for 2024, an increase of 90.5% from last year.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam passes amended credit institution law with cross ownership adjustments

Vietnam passes amended credit institution law with cross ownership adjustments

The National Assembly, Vietnam’s highest legislative body, passed the amended Law on Credit Institutions Thursday with 91.28% of votes in favor.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam banks’ bad debt exceeds $8.3 bln in 9 months

Vietnam banks’ bad debt exceeds $8.3 bln in 9 months

The total bad debt of 28 Vietnamese commercial banks in the year to September 30 reached more than VND201.8 trillion ($8.3 billion), an increase of 49.5% from the start of 2023.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam’s bad debt skyrockets: central bank

Vietnam’s bad debt skyrockets: central bank

The bad debt ratio in Vietnam soared from 2% at the beginning of the year to 3.56% in late July, equivalent to more than VND440 trillion ($18 billion), according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Bad debt trader VAMC makes record profit in 2022

Bad debt trader VAMC makes record profit in 2022

The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) last year recorded a profit 10 times higher than the year it started trading debts at market value in 2017.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

The Investor to hold bad debt workshop on Wednesday

The Investor to hold bad debt workshop on Wednesday

The Investor will organize a non-performing loan (NPL) workshop in Hanoi on Wednesday to help improve amendments to the current Law on Credit Institutions.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Nineteen out of 26 banks report positive profit growth

Nineteen out of 26 banks report positive profit growth

Most Vietnamese banks have announced positive after-tax profit growth in the first quarter of this year, but bad debt is increasing sharply.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Properties as collateral pose bad debt risks amidst current downturn

Properties as collateral pose bad debt risks amidst current downturn

Real estate accounted for about 60% of collateral for loans at 14 banks as of end-June, up 12.7% in value against end-2021, per data collected by The Investor.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Government urges bank mergers, acquisitions

Government urges bank mergers, acquisitions

The government encourages banks to voluntarily purchase, sell, consolidate, and merge to expand their scale, spectrum of operation, and competitiveness during the 2021-2025 period, under a new restructuring program.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7