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The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on February 16 officially issued a Sustainable Loan Framework in consultation with the Carbon Trust.

HCM City recently put forth a plan on the implementation of the national comprehensive financial strategy by 2020, with a vision towards 2030. ​

Financial education has helped poor households and policy beneficiaries access and use financial products and services, thus promoting comprehensive finance, attendees heard at a conference held in Hanoi on September 29.

The State Securities Commission’s draft circular to replace an older one on the guidelines for securities trading is in line with modern trends, perfecting financial products and their diversities, adjusting trading time to suit the needs of domestic and foreign investors, said an expert.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged to provide further support for Vietnam while meeting with Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh in Hanoi on November 7.

Lack of disclosed information, listing plans and risks of non-performing loans are dragging OTC-traded bank stocks down.

Covered warrants, which will be traded on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) from this month, are expected to attract a large number of investors since they have lower investment costs and can be leveraged more than conventional financial products, heard a recent seminar in HCM City.

A large number of poor people and women in Vietnam have not accessed mobile banking.

Asian online insurance and financial products comparison site GoBear will set up a new regional software development team in Ho Chi Minh City next month.

More organisations are offering new financial products and services that are changing the form and nature of the market and are shaping the future of financial inclusion.

The SSC is set to create orientation framework for the development of green financial products in the stock markets, contributing to the implementation of the country's green growth strategy.