Though results indicate a degree of recovery momentum in Q1 and March, ongoing global headwinds continue to pose concerns for Vietnam macro-economic situation.
The banking system processed more than 17.8 billion non-cash payment transactions with a total value of over VND260 quadrillion (nearly $10 trillion) in the first nine months of 2025.
The Singapore-headquartered bank maintains its growth forecast for the fourth quarter of 2025 at 7.2 per cent and adjusts the full-year 2025 growth forecast for Vietnam to 7.7 per cent from the previous 7.5 per cent.
In its Vietnam Economic Update report, released on September 8, the bank forecasts that the country's GDP growth will reach 6.6 per cent this year and then slow to 6.1 per cent next year.