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Continued resilience of Vietnam's economy
Economic performance in the first five months of 2026 was solid overall though certain concerns are emerging.
Banking & Finance
ADB plans $4.6bln financing package for Vietnam through 2029
The Asian Development Bank plans to support Vietnam with a portfolio of 27 projects worth approximately $4.6 billion through 2029.
Banking & Finance
Corporate bond issuance rises in May as real estate firms increase fundraising
Total corporate bond issuance in May reaching VND40.26 trillion ($1.53 billion), up 21.5% from the previous month.
Banks need help rescuing aviation
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has dealt a severe blow to the recovery efforts of Vietnam’s aviation sector. Airlines are struggling to maintain liquidity and are borrowing additional working capital to overcome the difficulties.
Banking sector more resistant to bad debt risk
Banking analysts have said that Vietnam’s banking sector has improved its resistance to risk, especially bad debt risk, following restructuring.
Securities: Foreign investors move to net buying
Foreign investors net bought by some VND4.94 trillion ($215.15 million) on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) during July.
State budget in surplus
According to the General Statistics Office, total State budget revenue year-to-date as of July 15 stood at VND819.4 trillion ($35.87 billion), while total State budget expenditure during the period was VND757.5 trillion ($33.16 billion).
Banks agree to cut interest rates
Commercial banks have agreed with a State Bank of Vietnam policy on reducing lending interest rates by 0.5 to 2.5 per cent per annum, with the average reduction being about 1 per cent.
Positive long-term outlook for stock market
According to the SSI Securities Company (SSI Research), Vietnam’s stock market has a positive outlook in the long term and in 2022 will remain among the most attractive.