Moody’s upgrades Vietnamese banks’ ratings

The dong showed signs of stability on Wednesday, rising slightly against the dollar as the State Bank of Vietnam intervened to increase foreign currency supply.

Vietinbank and BIDV have lost their chairmen to retirement and a new job appointment, but they are doing just fine.

The country's e-payments grew 22 percent to $6.14 billion in 2017.

Half of the shares listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange fell on Friday morning.

The growth in Vietnam’s capital markets is a big draw for global investors.

An 11-year record has been broken thanks to blue chip stocks, and is forecast to climb even higher this year.

Analysts said there is now a growing fear that the White House has set itself on a more hardline course.

Vietnam will clean up non-performing loans and build up foreign exchange reserves.

Many of the start-ups do not deal directly with individual customers, but instead provide the "back end" transfer mechanism for remittance shops.

This trend could continue in 2018 due to rising demand for credit.

Traders followed their U.S. counterparts in heading to the hills after the president imposed levies on the commodities as part of his 'America First' policy.

Vietnam's growth forecast is strong enough to have foreign investors paying premiums to buy into the market.

The central bank has required lenders to strictly comply with legal regulations on protecting and combating violations in the monetary and banking fields.