Insurance industry continues good trends in 2021 The insurance industry is forecast to continue gaining double-digit growth this year thanks to new bancassurance contracts signed late last year and the recovery of the economy.

Insurance market sees growth this year despite COVID-19 Việt Nam's insurance market has experienced growth this year, while many other sectors are suffering a lot of negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Proper distribution of resources key to sustainable growth Trương Văn Phước, a member of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory group, talks to the Government portal about the measures needed to retain economic growth.

Banks target consumer loans for higher credit growth Commercial banks are trying to boost individual consumer loans, especially to home and car buyers, since credit growth had slowed due to low capital demand from businesses.

Improving sentiment lifts emerging East Asian bonds The improvement of global investment sentiment and financial conditions has provided a much-needed lift for local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia, including Việt Nam, despite risks from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor.

Almost $1 billion worth of G-bonds auctioned in August On the secondary G-bond market, average trading volume reached VNĐ8.38 trillion per auction.

Lower interest rates not a good thing for equity market

Lower lending rates in the financial-banking market may not mean good things for the securities market, specialist Đào Phúc Tường said on Wednesday.

Government bonds sold for US$672.6 million this week So far this year, the State Treasury has raised more than VNĐ136.38 trillion from g-bond auctions.

Liquidity on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange rises 33 per cent in H1, only four new listings Liquidity in the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) grew steady in the first six months of 2020 as foreign investors returned since May, despite a decline in newly listed companies due to economic uncertainty.

Government bonds sold for US$1.4 billion in June G-bond sales in June was up 77.2 per cent on-month with 90 per cent of the total offered volume being sold