This morning (January 17), zero-dong bank GPBank and specially controlled bank DongA Bank were officially transferred to VPBank and HDBank.
In Hanoi, Bank The State held a ceremony to announce the decision to compulsorily transfer Global Petroleum Commercial Joint Stock Bank (GPBank) to Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and Dong A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Dong A Bank) to Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank).
Attending the event were Mr. Le Quang Manh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee, leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies, Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Thi Hong, deputy governors, leaders of units and representatives of leaders of VPBank, HDBank, GPBank, DongA Bank.
Transfer obligatory the credit institution Weakness is one of the solutions to contribute to ensuring macroeconomic stability, national financial and monetary security, political stability and social order and safety. This issue is of concern to competent authorities, and is strongly directed by the Government and the Prime Minister.
The State Bank closely coordinates with ministries, branches and relevant agencies to direct banks. build The transfer plan must be submitted to the competent authority for approval in accordance with the provisions of law.
After compulsory transfer, GPBank and DongA Bank will be one-member limited liability commercial banks with 100% charter capital owned by VPBank and HDBank.
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong said that the restructuring of banks weak is a very difficult task, unprecedented in history, requiring time and close coordination from many ministries and agencies. In addition, the continued restructuring of banks takes place in a context of many difficulties.
However, the banking sector has received deep attention from leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, Prime Minister, and support from ministries, departments and branches, which is an important support for the State Bank to implement the project of restructuring credit institutions.
According to Governor Nguyen Thi Hong, the State Bank's leadership determined to restructure the organizations. poor credit is the focus, the key point in leadership and management, the departments and bureaus of the State Bank are very responsible in carrying out this task. Thanks to careful preparation over the past years, the Governor believes that the restructuring of banks will take place smoothly.
Bank The State has determined that the restructuring and governance of banks must increasingly improve efficiency. The State Bank has recognized many experiences to institutionalize in the revised Law on Credit Institutions, strengthen the inspection and supervision of banks, and have many topics to improve the operational efficiency of the banking system.
With the project to restructure weak banks, the State Bank has developed a plan with a clear roadmap and assigned specific responsibilities to units. The Governor asked the units to continue to demonstrate responsibility in carrying out this task.
The Governor also expressed Hope to continue to receive attention and sharing from departments, ministries and branches in the process of restructuring and operating the banking industry in general.
Previously, in mid-October 2024, two banks under special control, CBBank and OceanBank, were compulsorily transferred to two banks, Vietcombank and MB, respectively.
According to the announcement from MB, from December 2024, OceanBank will change its name to MBV and have a new chairman and general director who are all MB personnel.
In addition to the four banks mentioned above, at the end of October 2022, Saigon Bank (SCB) was also put under special control by the State Bank.
The State Bank still applies measures to maintain stable operations of SCB and ensure safety. customer deposits, and handle existing problems, weaknesses and violations in accordance with legal regulations. The operator is also developing an active restructuring plan to submit to competent authorities for approval as soon as possible.
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