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VCN - In dividend season this year, many banks have passed a decision not to pay dividends to retain profits to serve business needs. For shareholders, these decisions do not bring much joy, though according to the banks, this is a "trade-off" for future development.

VCN- Equitisationis a "story" of each enterprise, but it has a common impact on the country's economy and society. Looking at the overall picture after equitisation, we can see the State has truly benefited from the success of the post-equitisation companies. The recent imprints show that the trend of equitisation of SOEs is right, contributing to creating a very important position of private firmsin Vietnam's economic development. Please introduce twoof many businesses that have been considered successful after equitisation.

VCN - The strong fluctuations of the gold market recently pushed gold into a "shelter" of attractive assets. Even if calculated, many times, gold's rate of return soared many times higher than bank savings rates.

VCN - In 2019, the bad debt ratio of the banking system decreased compared to 2018. This is a good premise for the banking industry entering 2020 to be more confident. However, with the coronavirus epidemic and global economic slowdown, concerns over bad debt are on the riseagain within the banking industry.