Regulatory steps for a private placement of shares by a Vietnam listed bank

The table below sets out the key regulatory steps for an institutional foreign investor (the Investor) to subscribe for new shares of a Vietnam listed commercial bank (the Bank) under a private placement. This assumes that the Investor will subscribe for from 5% to 20% of the Bank’s capital. The table below does not include such usual approvals as trading code or disclosures by the Bank or the Investor under securities regulations.

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WTO And TPP – A Comparison of Vietnam’s Commitments Regarding Investment In Financial Services

The table below tries to compare the existing commitments of Vietnam under WTO Agreement with the commitments under TPP for financial services. This post is contributed by Tran Thi Thu Thao, a VILAF associate. Pdf version of the table can be downloaded here.

Notes:

  • No limitation means no limits on national treatments in terms of foreign ownership, form of investment or other restriction.
  • Branch is generally not allowed unless otherwise indicated.
  • Share acquisition is generally allowed with no foreign ownership limitation for committed sectors and sub-sectors unless otherwise indicated.
  • Underlined words indicate new commitment under TPP. 

 

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WTO and TPP – A comparison of Vietnam’s commitments regarding investment in service sectors

The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) has just been made available for public information. The table below tries to compare the existing commitments of Vietnam under WTO Agreement with the commitments under TPP for certain service sectors. Pdf version of the table can be downloaded here.

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