Overbanked market dresses itself up
VIETNAM’S STOP-START reform process, taking it from communist state to market economy, has frustrated many international investors. Now, though, the few that have persevered are beginning to benefit. While ANZ and Standard Chartered Bank’s global rivals invested billions to grab a stake in China’s state banks, these pioneers quietly invested millions in minority stakes in two Vietnamese banks. They are the first foreign banks to close deals in Vietnam, and others are following swiftly behind, while more deals are rumoured to be imminent.
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