Moody’s is entering into a joining credit rating operation in Vietnam in partnership with a handful of local banks and securities firms, The Investor is reporting. The publication goes on to say that this was initiated by the Vietnam Bond Market Association.
For context: Vietnam’s bond market has been riddled with turmoil this year with high-profile arrests over bond market manipulation and the misappropriation of funds raised through bonds. A slew of reforms were announced under Decree No. 65/2022/ND-CP among them was compulsory credit ratings for high-value bond issuances. It seems this may have been what has facilitated the Moody’s market entry.