Separate financial statements for the first nine months of 2026 from 27 banks show divergent workforce trends: 14 banks cut about 7,340 staff from end-2025, while 13 added about 3,921. Sacombank was the focal point of the cuts, with 12,553 staff at 30 September 2026, down 4,263, amid restructuring and a name change from June. KienlongBank shed 1,078 staff in a single quarter, and Eximbank fell by 783 from the start of the year. Among state-owned banks, BIDV and VietinBank reduced headcount yet continued recruiting, while BIDV's staff costs rose 5.6%. On the other side, ABBank added 247 staff and ACB added 236.
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Original headline: Bức tranh nhân sự ngành ngân hàng: Sự phân hoá và làn sóng “đại phẫu” mô hình vận hành
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