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SBV Governor Pham Duc An presents a proposal on a draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam, the Law on Anti-Money Laundering, and the Law on Credit Institutions at the 16th National Assembly’s first extraordinary session on August 5 (Photo: VNA)

Legal amendments aim to strengthen banking, anti-money laundering framework

The Government said the amendments focus on urgent issues arising from the restructuring of the state apparatus, addressing legal bottlenecks in money laundering prevention and combat in line with recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ahead of the OECD’s review in October 2026 and Vietnam’s eighth progress report to FATF slated for September.

NA deputies at the discussions (Photo: VNA)

NA deputies review legal reforms on military, defence

Lawmakers later held group discussions on the draft Law on the Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the draft law revising nine military and defence laws, and the revised Law on Law Dissemination and Education.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Legislation must pave the way for development: NA leader

For the NA, he said, success should not be measured simply by completing the legislative agenda, but by improving the quality of every law and resolution so that each legal instrument effectively addresses institutional obstacles and generates momentum for growth.