Banks raising capital to ‘tackle higher loan impairments’: Yap

  Credit growth reached 8.54 percent as of July 29 against the end of 2015

It reportedly got the loan in 2010-11 to buy buses and invest in real estate projects.

Government wants banks to speed up lending to spur growth  

But remain below 3 per cent threshold set by central bank

Thien Ma Seafood Company's director and chief accountant accused also of cooking books to keep company afloat

The central bank forecasts loan growth will reach a six-year high of 18-20 percent this year

  Trade deals credited with boosting 2015 growth

The bank posted a 13 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months

Vietnam’s 2015 credit growth is forecast at 17 percent, the highest since 2011

A healthier economy, a property market rebound and stricter lending have meant fewer loan defaults

The three banks, caught in financial problems, were acquired at zero cost between March and July

Military Bank, Vietnam's sixth biggest bank by market value, has cut bad debt to 1.8 percent of total...

Regulatory problems have hampered the sale of billions of dollars in soured loans at banks and state companies

  The risk in China is a legacy of a record 17.6 trillion-yuan ($2.8 trillion) lending boom unleashed...