Business & Finance

VietinBank to issue new shares for boosting capital

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Hanoi-based VietinBank, or the Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade -- 10 percent owned by the International Finance Corporation -- would issue the new shares to existing shareholders over the next 12 months, the State Bank of Vietnam said in a statement.

The state would contribute nearly 2.1 trillion dong to the capital boost, the statement said.

Registered capital determines the level of deposits and loans by a bank.

Shares of VietinBank were trading down 200 dong at 22,300 dong ($1.06) each at 0231 GMT on Monday.

Copyright Reuters, 2011