The overall banking sector’s profitability in 2025 is forecast to improve slightly, with return on assets (ROA) increasing from 1.55% to 1.60%.

As a kick-off activity for SVEF 2025 slated to take place on June 23, the dialogue created a platform for direct discussions between Vietnamese local authorities and Swiss partners on priority areas such as smart agriculture, clean energy, technological innovation and sustainable finance.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh, who is also Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), chaired the final discussion of the fourth session of ESCAP’s Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Financing for Development on November 3.

Standard Chartered Vietnam has announced a substantial 60 million USD capital injection, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to Vietnam and its long-term strategy of bolstering onshore business operations through foreign direct investment.

Malaysia is doing relatively well in developing sustainable finance and enabling policy frameworks compared with other ASEAN countries, said the World Bank (WB) Group.

Vietnam's strategic financial objectives in the 2021-30 period aim to reach a balance between achieving sustainable finance and major socio-economic developmental goals.

Solutions to promoting sustainable finance in ASEAN, digital transformation in the financial service sector amid the fourth Industrial Revolution, comprehensive financial solutions, and regional digital commerce links were on the agenda of the 6th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM), held online on October 2.

Vietnamese Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung met with his Thai counterpart Apisak Tantivorawong on April 4, discussing priorities in finance issues in ASEAN in 2019 and 2020.

The international community will face many challenges in implementing finance in the future, necessitating a solution that balances the goals of finance, integration and consumer protection.