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Vietnamese banks under threat from $1.25b debt restructuring plan
                                                                                 
                    
                    Loss-absorption buffers will take a hit.
                
                                
            Vietnamese banks under threat from $1.25b debt restructuring plan
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Loss-absorption buffers will take a hit.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Malicious insiders plotting coordinated cyber attacks against banks, says SWIFT
                                                                                                 
                        
                        A Vietnamese bank was the second victim.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks suffer from weaker equity-to-asset ratios
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It decreased to 7.3% as at end-2015.
                    
                                        
                    
                How will the proposed liquidity tightening affect Vietnamese banks?
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The share of short-term funding that banks can use for loans will be decreased.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks' capitalisation to remain depressed by high loan-loss provisions
                                                                                                 
                        
                        But stable NIM and fees will support pre-provision income.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why financial reform is the antidote for Vietnam’s ailing banking sector
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Recovery is in sight.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks are slowly gaining confidence to lend
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Amidst ongoing financial reform.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered launches mobile wallet service in Vietnam with M_Service
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Vietnam has a large smartphone population.
                    
                                        
                    
                Proposed consolidation of Vietnam's banking system can perk up sector: Fitch
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	The difficulty's in the implementation, though.
                    
                                        
                    
                Big Vietnamese banks' loan growth hit at least 80% in 2010-2014
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Maintenance is regulators' top priority.
                    
                                        
                    
                Moody's lifts Vietnamese banking system's negative outlook
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Thanks to macroeconomic stability.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why bad debt at Vietnamese banks are likely to spiral out of proportion
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	It's partly to do with slow progress.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks to be hounded by considerable credit challenges
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Even despite operating environment developments.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks' credit quality rides improved economic governance
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Credit differentiation has been prompted among banks.
                    
                                        
                    
                Challenges hound Vietnam’s sovereign credit profile
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	For example, inadequate banking system capital levels.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bad debts could take its toll on Vietnam banks: S&P
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	These could erode banks' capitalization and profitability.
                    
                                        
                    
                StanChart Vietnam inked USD70m structured trade finance facility agreement with AGPPS
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Will develop big paddy field model in the Mekong Delta.