The Ministry of Finance is taking measures to better develop the corporate bond market safely and effectively.

Over US$16.91 billion has been raised from sales of corporate bonds in the first nine months of this year, according the Vietnam Bond Market Association (VBMA).

Profits of the banking industry in the third quarter of 2021 would decrease by 19% compared to the previous quarter due to slowing credit growth and increasing provision expenses, Yuanta Securities Vietnam estimated.

Vinpearl, a major hospitality-recreation developer and operator in Vietnam, has successfully issued a US$425 million Exchangeable Sustainable Bond (ESB), exchangeable into shares of its parent company Vingroup.

Banks have been promoting the mobilisation of medium- and long-term capital through bond issuance to meet the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s requirements on capital adequacy ratio (CAR).

Vietnam should set tight rules to diminish the negative impact of corporate bond products, while constructing flexible regulations for bond issuance to effectively manage and supervise the corporate bond market, according to insiders.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) plans to rearrange the securities trading market in a newly-promulgated Circular as a move towards the merging of the two national stock exchanges into one named the Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX).

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on June 29, saying his Vietnam visit will help promote and deepen the close bond and trustful cooperation between the two countries.

The 10-year government bond future contracts will be officially launched on derivatives market from June 28, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

The agricultural sector has disbursed about VND3.52 trillion (US$152.98 million) of public investment in the first six months of 2021, completing 35.83% of its yearly target, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).