Le Duc Thuy
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Banknotes and the glass of water test
Le Duc Thuy, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, had a novel way of proving the durability of Vietnam's new 500,000 dong Australian-made polymer-based banknotes by dipping one specimen into a glass of water to demonstrate, Reuters reports. "People…
Vietnam cbank launches electronic payment system
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has completed the technical side of its US$13.2 million inter-bank payment project funded by the World Bank-funded, SBV Governor Le Duc Thuy announced.
Interview: State Bank of Vietnam's Le Duc Thuy
Vietnam's central bank governor Le Duc Thuy discussed plans to develop the country's banking system in an interview with the local Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberation Saigon) Daily newspaper.
Vietnam banks dispute compulsory reserve ratios
Commercial banks have criticised the central bank's increase of the compulsory ratio of deposit reserves from this month from 8% to 12% for call and less than 12-month deposits in the dollar.
Vietnam's bad and overdue debts 11.7% of loans
Vietnam's "bad, overdue and uncollectible debts," now total 11.7% of the country's total outstanding loans, central bank governor Le Duc Thuy said Wednesday.
Vietnam bank governor answers inquiries
Vietnam's state bank governor Le Duc Thuy answered inquiries of National Assembly deputies related to bad debts, restructuring the joint-stock commercial bank system, and the use of cash.