June 27, 2018 | 16:43 (GMT+7)
Woori Bank to open five branches in Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam last week sent a document to the Republic of Korea’s Woori Bank allowing it to open five branches and a transaction office in Vietnam.
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Woori Bank is allowed to open five branches and a transaction office in Vietnam. Photo: vneconomictimes.com |
The branches will be opened in Thai Nguyen, Ha Nam, Hai Phong, Nhon Trach (Dong Nai) and Binh Duong. The transaction office will be established in Phu My Hung under the Ho Chi Minh City branch. Most of the branches will be located in large industrial zones and areas with numerous foreign direct invested firms.
Woori Bank is one of the nine wholly owned foreign banks in Vietnam. It was granted license for operations in the country in 2016, with a charter capital of VND 3 trillion (USD 131 million).
Banks and large groups from the RoK have been accelerating their operations in Vietnam.
Shinhan Bank has also been continuously expanding its operations in Vietnam, especially in retail banking.
Source: VNA