MB held the 'MB SME CEO MEET 2026' event on October 27 in Hanoi, bringing together nearly 500 guests, including 150 SME business leaders, with sports exchanges alongside international pickleball player Hayden Patriquin and networking sessions such as CEO Networking and Business Matching. Drawing on a network of nearly 400,000 SME customers and ties with many large enterprises, MB expects to help SMEs expand their customer and supplier bases and participate more deeply in value chains. The bank introduced the SME Premier privilege package worth up to VND 220 million for loyal customers, subject to program conditions. From October 21, MB has applied a program cutting lending rates by 1.5-2% a year on new disbursements in five priority sectors.
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| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Banks |
| Market cap | 197,851 bn VND |
| P/E | 6.6 |
| P/B | 1.26 |
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 19.70 |
| Change that session | +0.25% |
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