State Bank of Vietnam
Vietnam cuts rates after PM demands real estate action
SBV cuts rates as property developers face growing debt problems
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Vietnam’s central bank tells banks to lend to fuel companies
Mounting crisis sees petrol stations running out of fuel as oil and gasoline firms struggle to secure loans
Vietnamese governor tries to calm fears over banks
Nguyen Thi Hong says banks face liquidity bottlenecks and falling currency is causing pressure
Vietnam raises rates for second consecutive month
Move comes after SBV devalued currency against dollar as inflation is close to central bank target
State Bank of Vietnam expands exchange rate trading band
Move effectively allows the dong to fall further against a strong US dollar
Vietnam’s central bank reassures depositors amid bank run
Arrest of a prominent businesswoman triggers a run on a major Vietnamese bank
Vietnam and Taiwan raise interest rates after Fed hike
SBV raises key rate by 100 basis points, while Taiwan delivers modest 12.5bp hike
Vietnam developing crypto legal framework
Country banned crypto as a means of payment in 2017
Vietnam’s central bank warns of high inflation risk in 2022
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong admits bad debts have increased, as banks struggle with impact of Covid
Vietnamese government tells central bank to draft fintech rules
Move follows central bank warnings of dangers posed by unregulated fintech sector
Vietnam central bank and US Treasury sign currency pact
US had briefly labelled Vietnam a “currency manipulator”
Vietnam’s central bank to pilot ‘virtual currency’
Prime minister orders central bank to develop blockchain-based prototype by 2023
People: UK’s FCA appoints head of ESG
Burundian senior officials switch roles and senior Vietnamese supervisor is promoted
Emerging-market central banks lead on women’s empowerment
EME central banks have more women at staff level and in senior positions, but there are deep disparities worldwide
US brands Switzerland a ‘currency manipulator’
Treasury also accuses Vietnam of manipulating exchange rate to gain “unfair competitive advantage”
Vietnamese politburo warns former central bank governor
Nguyen Van Binh formally warned over handling of bad debts and loans to bank
Vietnamese central bank gets first female governor
Deputy governor Nguyen Thi Hong to become the first governor of State Bank of Vietnam
State Bank of Vietnam governor steps down to take senior party role
Vietnam government assigns SBV governor to new party role, without announcing his successor
World Bank grants Vietnam $6.2 million Covid-19 aid
Central bank deputy says support is ‘meaningful and necessary’ as virus returns to country
People: Sandra Boss quits BoE roles to join BlackRock
Prudential committee member to join asset manager; Coeuré to head committee on Covid-19; and more
BIS adds members and boosts EME voices on committees
Emerging markets now better represented on key governance bodies
Three Asian central banks rebuff US claims of currency manipulation
Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam respond to being placed on US Treasury watch list
People: Ghana’s Addison to chair Ecowas governors
Thailand appoints assistant governor; Vietnam announces deputy payments director