In Vietnam, the Government has implemented various policies to enhance women's economic participation and financial resilience, including the National Strategy on Gender Equality (2021-30), which aims to improve women's access to capital and entrepreneurship opportunities.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on February 16 officially issued a Sustainable Loan Framework in consultation with the Carbon Trust.

HCM City recently put forth a plan on the implementation of the national comprehensive financial strategy by 2020, with a vision towards 2030. ​

Financial education has helped poor households and policy beneficiaries access and use financial products and services, thus promoting comprehensive finance, attendees heard at a conference held in Hanoi on September 29.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged to provide further support for Vietnam while meeting with Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh in Hanoi on November 7.

Lack of disclosed information, listing plans and risks of non-performing loans are dragging OTC-traded bank stocks down.

More organisations are offering new financial products and services that are changing the form and nature of the market and are shaping the future of financial inclusion.