Payment for corporate bonds due in the last quarter of 2025 will be at VNĐ75.7 trillion (US$2.88 billion), of which VNĐ45 trillion will be in December alone, mainly in the real estate group.
The report blamed slow regulatory reform, noting that credit-rating rules took a decade to become mandatory, allowing weak firms to issue risky bonds amid poor oversight and weak transparency.
Despite the slowdown in September, cumulative issuance for the first nine months reached nearly VNĐ398 trillion ($15.1 billion), up 27 per cent year-on-year.
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.
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.
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The HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has proposed the central bank amend a regulation that currently prohibits credit institutions from buying corporate bonds issued for debt restructuring.