Vietnam Market Daily Report — August 26, 2026
Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index closed at 1,808.98 on August 26, 2026, largely unchanged from the previous session.
HDBank's board approved a major capital increase plan involving issuing shares for dividends, from equity, and a private placement, potentially raising charter capital to 72,069 billion VND. Vietjet also approved establishing a technical services subsidiary and increasing capital in Galaxy Pay.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpHo Chi Minh City held a conference to implement the Urban Development Law, which grants the city special mechanisms and stronger decentralization to boost urban development and economic growth.
CafeF - Bất động sảnExperts discuss the opportunities for Ho Chi Minh City from the new Urban Development Law and the 100-year master plan, which are expected to create new development space and legal frameworks for urban growth.
CafeF - Bất động sảnDa Nang has issued a plan to develop social housing, targeting completion of 4,979 units in 2026 and over 28,000 units by 2030, with a focus on rental housing for low-income residents.
CafeF - Bất động sảnTwelve commercial banks have registered to participate in a credit program totaling about 408,000 billion VND, directed at economic growth drivers and SMEs, following the State Bank of Vietnam's directive to support double-digit growth.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngTwelve banks, including the Big4 and eight private lenders, have committed over 400,000 billion VND in credit for small and medium enterprises, with interest rates at least 1% lower than average. The program aims to improve SME access to finance, which remains low at 8.8%.
VnExpress - Kinh doanhHo Chi Minh City is implementing the Urban Development Law, granting the city special mechanisms including issuing municipal bonds, licensing investment banks, and preferential policies for night economy, which could boost urban development and related sectors.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưNational Assembly delegate Tran Hoang Ngan praised the amendments to the State Bank of Vietnam law and related banking laws, saying they give the central bank more flexibility to support growth while maintaining banking system safety and anti-money laundering measures.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngMB's top executives and major shareholders, including Viettel and Tan Cang Sai Gon, have registered to exercise nearly all rights in a rights issue of 805.5 million shares at 10,000 VND each, raising over 8,000 billion VND to push charter capital above 100,000 billion VND.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngFTSE Russell announced the inclusion of 27 Vietnamese stocks in its Emerging indices, with passive inflows estimated at $2.2 billion and total foreign inflows potentially reaching $6 billion (157 trillion VND) as Vietnam upgrades to Secondary Emerging Market status.
VnEconomy - Chứng khoánFrom August 31, 2026, Decree 281/2026/ND-CP takes effect, imposing fines of 1-3 million VND on individuals who fail to complete initial land registration or land change registration, and raising the maximum fine authority of commune-level People's Committee chairpersons to 250 million VND.
CafeF - Bất động sảnVinhomes approved a plan to issue two private bond tranches totaling VND 3,000 billion (about USD 120 million) with 24-month maturity to fund investment projects. The company also completed a 1:1 bonus share issuance and reported strong Q2 2026 results.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpHNX has decided to suspend trading of HBS shares of Hoa Binh Securities from September 3, 2026, due to continued violations of disclosure regulations after being placed under trading restrictions.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánHNX has decided to suspend trading of HBS shares from September 3, 2026, due to continued disclosure violations, affecting nearly 33 million shares.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánNearly 164 million MSB shares changed hands in four sessions, and MSB plans to issue 624 million shares (20% ratio) to raise charter capital in 2026.
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