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From April 21 to April 25, a wave of banks—including PGBank, VPBank, Vietcombank, BIDV, VietinBank, and others—will hold annual general meetings (AGMs). The schedule is especially concentrated on April 24, when as many as six banks are set to meet.
April 21: PGBank (PGB) kicks off the AGM season at The Five Residences Hanoi.
April 22: Three banks hold AGMs at the same time: VPBank (VPB) at Lotte Hotel Hanoi; SHB at Melia Hanoi; and Sacombank (STB) at Saigon Hotel (Việt Trì, Phú Thọ).
April 23: Kienlongbank (KLB) conducts its AGM online, indicating flexibility in meeting formats.
April 24 (peak day): Six banks hold AGMs: HDBank (HDB), TPBank (TPB), Vietcombank (VCB), VietinBank (CTG), BIDV (BID), and MSB.
April 25 (wrap-up): Techcombank (TCB) holds its AGM at the Almaz International Convention Center (Long Bien, Hanoi), while VietABank (VAB) meets at the VICC Nam An Khanh conference center in Hanoi.
State-owned banks—Vietcombank, VietinBank, and BIDV—hold their meetings at training centers, while private banks generally use hotels, conference centers, or head offices in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.
Specific venues include: Vietcombank at Ecopark, Hung Yen; VietinBank at a Hanoi training facility; BIDV at 773 Hong Ha (Hoan Kiem). TPBank meets at the DOJI building (Le Duan), and MSB at the ROX Tower (Nguyen Chi Thanh – Hanoi).
The AGMs are expected to focus on profit plans, credit growth, capital increase plans, asset quality resolution, and digital transformation.
With capital requirements tightening, many banks are expected to present plans for sizable capital increases. The stated purpose is to strengthen CAR and broaden growth potential.
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