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Vietnam corporate bond market activity and regulation

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The Vietnamese corporate bond market is transitioning toward stricter capital management and quality screening as regulatory oversight and payment pressures evolve. Following the July 2026 issuance by Crytal Infrastructure Co., the implementation of Decree No 200 has established a decentralized supervisory regime. This framework empowers regime, empowering provincial and municipal People's Committees to monitor, inspect, monitor activities and report on bond activities within their jurisdictions to the Ministry of Finance. Hoang Van Thu, Vice Chairman Thu of the State Securities Commission, stated that Commission noted this decentralization allows regulators to “identify unusual market signs earlier due to their proximity to businesses.” The decree also enforces stricter financial controls, including a debt-to-equity ratio limit of five times, to enhance transparency and manage risk. By late August 2026, market data indicated showed a shift in activity. According to KIS Vietnam Securities, significant shift; total bond issuances in July reached 26,295 billion VND, marking an 80% decrease from the previous month. While banks dominated the market with 78% of total issuances, the real estate sector accounted for 11.4%. Despite regulatory efforts, overdue payments rose, with total overdue corporate bond payments in July climbing rose to 7,985 billion VND. VND in July. In response to capital needs, late September 2026, major banks have lenders intensified both bond and equity-based fundraising. capital-raising efforts. Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) completed two private bond offerings totaling 1,750 billion VND on September 22 and 23, featuring 6-year bonds with a 9% floating interest rate. Since the start of 2026, MB has issued 28 bond lots totaling 21,600 billion VND and raised approximately 8,055 billion VND through a public share offering. Other institutions are pursuing similar growth; 23. PVcomBank (PCB) has approved a private placement of 300 million shares to potentially raise over 4,000 billion VND, while PGBank (PGB) plans to issue over 267 million shares to raise approximately 2,673 billion VND for business capital. Expanding toward international markets, Vietcombank is reportedly in discussions with foreign investment bankers regarding its first public offshore bond issuance. This US dollar-denominated bond could potentially raise US$300 million between November and March as the bank seeks to boost capital buffers. This development coincides with the Vietnamese government considering its own first overseas bond in over a decade.

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