Several major commercial banks were found to have used trillions of dong raised from corporate bond issues for purposes other than those publicly stated, according to a report released by the Government Inspectorate on October 17.

VOV.VN - Amid soaring domestic gold prices and strong fluctuations in the global market, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has introduced measures to control and stabilise the gold market, aiming to prevent instability that could negatively impact the economy.

Vietnam is set to top growth charts among developing East Asia and Pacific economies in 2025, with gross domestic product forecast to rise 6.6%, the region's quickest pace, according to the World Bank (WB)'s East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released for October.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced that it has cleaned up 154 million bank accounts and flagged nearly 300,000 customers for suspected fraud, blocking transactions worth a combined VND1.5 trillion (US$56.9 million).

The World Bank (WB) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Vietnam in mobilising diverse financial resources to implement large-scale infrastructure projects.

VOV.VN - As of the end of September, total credit to the national economy had risen 13.37% compared to the start of the year, marking the highest growth in about 15 years. At this pace, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) expects full-year credit growth to reach 19-20%.

VOV.VN - Police of the Phu Quoc Special Zone in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on October 3 announced that they have issued arrest warrants and prosecuted two Algerian nationals for circulating counterfeit US dollars in Phu Quoc.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Tam said Vietnam is determined to make innovation and strategic technology sectors the driving force of national development, as he addressed an international forum in Hanoi on October 2.

Vietnam is widely recognised by international financial institutions as a bright spot of regional growth despite ongoing global economic uncertainties, with GDP growth of 7.5% in the first half of 2025, laying a solid foundation for the Government’s full-year target of 8.3-8.5%.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for 2025 upward to 6.7%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to the July projection.