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Vietnam raises $89.4mn via government bonds on Jan 12 

January 14, 2012
Vietnam raises $89.4mn via government bonds on Jan 12 

  Vietnam’s State Treasury raised VND1.88 trillion ($89.4 million) by selling government bonds in its first auction of the year, the Hanoi Stock Exchange said. The treasury sold the entire amount of VND1 trillion of three-year debt it offered at a yield of 12.10 percent, and raised VND880 billion via five-year debt at 12.15 percent, [...]

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Vietnam bonds decline on speculation banks selling to raise cash 

January 11, 2012
Vietnam bonds decline on speculation banks selling to raise cash 

  Vietnam’s five-year bonds on Monday fell on speculation an increase in money-market rates prompted banks to sell the securities to raise cash. The dong was steady. Overnight interbank borrowing rates climbed to 12.25 percent Monday, the highest level since Dec. 16, from 11.95 percent on Jan. 6, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The money [...]

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Vietnam bonds climb most since August as central bank adds funds 

December 20, 2011
Vietnam bonds climb most since August as central bank adds funds 

  Vietnam’s five-year bonds gained the most since August after the central bank added cash to the financial system, increasing the amount of funds available for lenders to invest in debt. The dong was little changed. “Liquidity is good as the State Bank of Vietnam has been injecting money into the system through open-market operations,” [...]

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Vietnam’s bonds rise as banks increase purchases; dong falls 

December 19, 2011
Vietnam’s bonds rise as banks increase purchases; dong falls 

  Vietnam’s bonds gained Monday on speculation the largest banks are putting cash into debt rather than making loans. The dong dropped. Vietnam Development Bank, a state-owned lender that raises funds for government projects, sold all of the VND1.9 trillion of bonds ($90 million) it auctioned on Dec. 16, according to statements on the Hanoi [...]

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Germany under pressure after bond sale failure 

November 24, 2011
Germany under pressure after bond sale failure 

    File picture shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to a joint press conference on the eve of the G20 Summit November 2. The leaders of France, Germany and Italy were to hold emergency talks on Thursday in the shadow of a failed German bond auction which took [...]

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VietinBank bond sale wins regulatory approval 

November 24, 2011
VietinBank bond sale wins regulatory approval 

  Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry & Trade (CTG), known as VietinBank, has received approval from the country’s central bank for its planned $500 million international bond sale, Deputy General Director Le Duc Tho said in a telephone interview. “Our plan is to sell the bonds in the fourth quarter, but in reality [...]

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MF Global bust erodes trust in brokerages 

November 12, 2011
MF Global bust erodes trust in brokerages 

    A man talks on the phone inside the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York, October 31, 2011. Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global, customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is [...]

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Vietnam bonds fall as banks’ demand cools; dong little changed 

November 8, 2011
Vietnam bonds fall as banks’ demand cools; dong little changed 

  Vietnam’s bonds declined on signs bank demand for the securities is weakening. The dong was stable. Vietnam’s bonds declined on signs bank demand for the securities is weakening. The dong was stable. The State Treasury sold a total of VND1.1 trillion ($52.4 million) of three-year and five-year notes on Nov. 3, less than the [...]

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Vietnam five-year bonds rise most since August as banks may buy 

November 4, 2011
Vietnam five-year bonds rise most since August as banks may buy 

  Vietnam’s bonds on Thursday rose the most since August on speculation banks will seek the safety of government securities as rising interest rates boost the risk of bad loans. The dong was little changed. Non-performing debt may more than double to 5 percent of total bank credit in the country by year-end from 2.16 [...]

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Vietnam dong slips to record low as central bank weakens rate 

October 28, 2011
Vietnam dong slips to record low as central bank weakens rate 

  Vietnam’s dong on Friday closed below 21,000 per dollar for the first time as the central bank set the currency’s reference rate at the weakest level since at least 2005. Government bonds were steady. The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference rate at 20,803, compared with 20,788 on Thursday, according to its [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...