In a draft Circular now under consultation, the central bank outlines measures to identify, assess and contain systemic risks in the monetary, banking and financial sectors.
Việt Nam wants to receive support from international financial organisations, including SWIFT, so that its international financial centre could be aligned with global financial system.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered drastic measures to be taken to improve the management and governance of the state budget in the remaining months of 2025.
The Ministry of Finance says the draft resolution sets ambitious targets for Việt Nam’s State-owned enterprises, aiming to place three SOEs among the world’s top 500 revenue-generating companies and achieve full application of OECD governance principles across all SOEs.
The total State budget revenue for the first nine months of 2025 is estimated at nearly VNĐ1.9 quadrillion (US$71.2 billion), up 27.9 per cent over the same period last year and equal to 96 per cent of the annual estimate.
The country recorded a high surplus of the current account balance, which reached US$8.72 billion in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 120 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Chí Dũng on Friday chaired a meeting with ministries on a draft resolution aiming at enhancing the efficiency and role of the State-owned economic sector.
The Vietnamese Government is giving one-time payment of VNĐ100,000 per person as a gift on the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. With around 107 million people, the budget was estimated at nearly VNĐ11 trillion ($417.53 million).
The State Bank of Việt Nam has proposed that all international electronic money transfers valued at US$1,000 or more within the country’s forthcoming international Financial Centre (IFC) must be reported to strengthen monitoring mechanisms and anti-money laundering (AML) efforts.
At a conference held on Monday in Hà Nội, SBV Deputy Governor Phạm Thanh Hà said that stabilising deposit rates and reducing lending rates are key tools to promote economic recovery and maintain macroeconomic stability.
In addition to the removal of restrictions on real estate investment, this law also allows SOEs to purchase securities in accordance with securities law.
The SBV also stated that it will strive to maintain stable deposit rates and reduce lending rates through cost-cutting, digitalisation, streamlined administrative procedures, and internal restructuring.
The Deputy heads of the Committee include Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Chí Dũng (Standing Deputy Head, directly overseeing the development of the proposal), Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Đức Phớc and Minister of Finance Nguyễn Văn Thắng.