Posts Tagged ‘ In The Bank ’

Just the start: analyst expects more bank mergers 

December 19, 2011
Just the start: analyst expects more bank mergers 

Vietnam needs to implement the restructure of both small and large banks in a drastic manner, an economist says. The central bank has approved the merger of three small banks – Ficombank, Saigon Commercial Bank, and Vietnam Tin Nghia Bank – that are mired in liquidity problems. The restructure of banks will continue for the [...]

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Sacombank denies takeover rumors 

July 16, 2011
Sacombank denies takeover rumors 

  Sacombank, Vietnam’s fifth largest partly private lender by assets, has rejected rampant rumors that the bank could be acquired by an investor. The rumors started circulating at the end of last month as more than 25 million STB shares changed hands on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange from June 29 to July 8. [...]

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Exporters expecting bigger profit from weaker dong

November 30, 2009
Exporters expecting bigger profit from weaker dong

LookAtVietnam – Export companies are delighted by the new decision by the State Bank of Vietnam to adjust the dong/dollar rate. The weaker dong means bigger profits. Ben Tre Seafood Import-Export Company (ABT) calculated that the company will make 800 dong in profit for every dollar’s worth of exports. They expect to operate well in [...]

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Insurance game no fun at all

June 22, 2009
Insurance game no fun at all

Ferocious undercutting combined with hefty payouts have battered big and small insurance companies alike.   Passengers walk past the Ho Chi Minh City branch office of Bao Viet, Vietnam’s biggest insurerOverall premium revenue in Vietnam last year mainly came from the lucrative motor vehicle insurance policies, which were up nearly 25 percent from 2007, yet still [...]

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Insurance game no fun at all

June 22, 2009
Insurance game no fun at all

Passengers walk past the Ho Chi Minh City branch office of Bao Viet, Vietnam’s biggest insurer Ferocious undercutting combined with hefty payouts have battered big and small insurance companies alike. Overall premium revenue in Vietnam last year mainly came from the lucrative motor vehicle insurance policies, which were up nearly 25 percent from 2007, yet [...]

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Insurance game no fun at all

June 22, 2009
Insurance game no fun at all

Passengers walk past the Ho Chi Minh City branch office of Bao Viet, Vietnam’s biggest insurer Ferocious undercutting combined with hefty payouts have battered big and small insurance companies alike. Overall premium revenue in Vietnam last year mainly came from the lucrative motor vehicle insurance policies, which were up nearly 25 percent from 2007, yet [...]

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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...