Asia Commercial Bank receives Euromoney award

The Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) has been presented with the “Best Bank in Vietnam 2008” award by Euromoney, the world’s leading financial magazine.

This is the third time the ACB has received such an award with the first in 1997 and the second in 2006. This prize recognised the ACB’s sustainable growth and prestige.

The ACB has involved in securities, assets and liabilities management and financial leasing.

The bank attained a after-tax profit of 1.76 trillion VND (approximately 110 million USD) last year, a triple year-on-year increase, and 510 billion VND in the first quarter of 2008.

VNA

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