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Vietnamese Deputy Finance Minister Nguyễn Đức Chi met Austria’s FMA leader Mariana Kühnel in Vienna on Sept. 15 to discuss financial-market supervision and crypto-asset regulation. Vietnam says it has a pilot legal framework and plans to license its first crypto-asset service providers in 2026.
MB, VPBank and Techcombank are pursuing plans to take charter capital above VND100 trillion, while VietinBank is targeting more than VND105 trillion. The plans aim to strengthen financial buffers and create room for lending, subject to completion of the proposed capital increases.
Vietnam’s VN-Index rose 22.92 points to 1,811.15 on Sept. 15, led by banking and oil shares. Foreign investors recorded more than VND730 billion in net buying for a second straight session.
EVN estimates VND12.215 trillion in profit on revenue above VND482 trillion for the first eight months, after clearing accumulated losses by June. The group forecasts full-year profit above VND13.5 trillion.
International ride-hailing platforms increasingly use flexible revenue-sharing arrangements, according to a VnExpress overview. Drivers therefore do not necessarily receive a fixed percentage of what passengers pay.
VPBank, SHB, Techcombank and MB held nearly VND900 trillion in property-business loans at the end of the second quarter, according to VnExpress's review of financial reports. That represented about 36% of system-wide lending in this category.
Vietnam is studying how to develop H'Mong cattle into a high-quality beef line, VnExpress reported, citing the livestock and animal-health authority.
Experts at a September 14 discussion called for cooling demand to be reduced through urban planning and building design, VnExpress reported.
Former Green SM CEO Nguyen Van Thanh has founded green-technology and energy company Aves with VND30 billion in charter capital, VnExpress reported.
