Hanoi (VNA), March 29 -- The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued Decision No. 538/QD-NHNN approving the group of credit institutions and foreign bank branches which play an important role in the country's banking system in 2024.

Accordingly, the 14 banks included in the group are the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank); Asia Commercial Bank (ACB); Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank); Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank); Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV); Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank); Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank); Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Comme...