Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 2 -- Illustration photo

Decree No. 340/2025/ND-CP (Decree 38) on administrative penalties in the monetary and banking sector shall take effect on February 9, 2026.

The Decree specifies penalties for violations in gold trading, foreign currency trading, capital contribution and share acquisition and deposit-taking:

Gold trading violations and sanctions

Violation

Sanction

Buying/selling gold bars with unlicensed credit institutions or enterprises; using gold as payment

Warning

Repeated or multiple offences of the above activity

VND 10 - 20 million

Failing to route gold transactions through required payment accounts

VND 10 - 20 million

Not publicly displaying gold bar or jewelry prices

VND 30 - 50 million

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