Corporate bonds — especially those issued via public offerings — are expected to regain momentum in the second half of 2025, buoyed by a mix of policy support and rising market demand.
The rise reflected the shift in supply and demand in the primary market and shows that the expectation of interest rate hikes is gradually becoming more evident in bond valuations.
In the first two months of the year, government bond issuances through HNX auctions reached VNĐ45.11 trillion, fulfilling 41 per cent of the first-quarter target and 9 per cent of the annual plan for 2025.
Prospects for credit growth and exchange rates will favourable conditions for non-bank corporate bonds to recover in the final months of this year, analysts forecast.
Placing restrictions for individual investors in buying and selling private corporate bonds is a step in the right direction. Still, it''s important to ensure that capital flows from investment funds and other financial institutions stay undisrupted, said market analysts and...