Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam

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Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
Vietcombank
Native name
Ngân hàng Ngoại thương Việt Nam
Joint stock bank
Industry Banking and Finance
Founded 1 April 1963; 61 years ago (1963-04-01)
Headquarters Hanoi, Vietnam
Key people
Nghiem Xuan Thanh
Chairman
Pham Quang Dung
Chief executive officer
Products
List
  • Consumer Banking
    Corporate Banking
    Investment Banking
    Insurance
    Mortgages
    Real estate
Revenue VND 36.84 Trillion (US$ 1.72 Billion) (2014)
VND 577 Trillion (US$ 27.01 Billion) (2014)
Total assets VND 5.88 Trillion (US$ 280 Million) (2014)
Total equity VND 43.35 Trillion (US$ 2.03 Billion) (2014)
Number of employees
14,099 (2014)
Website www.vietcombank.com.vn

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, Ngân hàng Ngoại thương Việt Nam, commonly referred to as Vietcombank, is a commercial bank in Vietnam.

Overview

Vietcombank's headquarters are located in Hanoi, Vietnam. As of 31 December 2014[1] the bank had 89 branches in Vietnam, 3 local subsidiaries, 2 overseas subsidiaries, 3 joint ventures, one associate, an overseas representative office in Singapore and was the largest listed company by market capitalization on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange[2] with a valuation of VND 85,014 billion (US$3.98 billion).

History

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam was founded on April 1, 1963 as Bank for Foreign trade of Vietnam. It was span off from the Foreign Exchange Bureau of the State Bank of Vietnam[3] to be an exclusive bank for foreign trade.[4]

In 1990, Vietcombank diversified its services from being exclusively focused on foreign trade to a become a mass market commercial bank.[4] In 1996 the bank's official name was changed to Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam.[4]

In 2008, Vietcombank was selected by the government to be the pilot for privatization of state owned companies. The bank was then after listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange on June 30, 2009 after a successful IPO[3] that raised US$652 million making it the biggest Vietnamese firm to conduct an initial public offering.[5]

Member companies

Other than providing banking services, Vietcombank has invested in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates. These investments include but are not limited to the following:[1]

Name Shareholding Industry
1 Vietcombank Financial Leasing Company Limited 100% Financial leasing
2 Vietcombank Securities Company Limited 100% Investment banking
3 Vietcombank Tower 198 Company Limited 70% Real estate
4 Vietnam Finance Company Limited 100% Financial services
5 Vietcombank Money Incorporated 75% Money transfer
6 Vietcombank - Bonday - Ben Thanh Company Limited 52% Real estate
7 Vietcombank Fund Management Company 51% Investment fund management
8 Vietcombank - Cardif Life Insurance Company Limited 45% Life insurance
9 Vietcombank Bonday Limited 16% Real estate

Ownership

The shares of the stock of Vietcombank are traded on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, under the symbol: VCB. As of 31 December 2014, The shareholding in the bank's stock was a follows:[1]

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 State Bank of Vietnam 77.11
2 Mizuho Bank 15.00
3 Others 7.89
Total 100.00

Governance

Vietcombank is governed by an seven-person Board of Directors with Nghiem Xuan Thanh serving as the Chairman and Pham Quang Dung as the CEO.[1]

Vietcombank Tower

Vietcombank Tower is 35 storey building in Ho Chi Minh City.[6] The tower is a venture between Vietcombank and FELS Property Holding of Singapore.[1]

See also

References

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