According to this document, corporate bonds can be traded when meeting the following requirements:
- The traded bonds are corporate bonds issued as per law.
- Value of the traded bonds is denominated in Vietnamese dong.
- The traded bonds are under the legal ownership of sellers; principal and interest payments on the traded bonds are not due yet; sellers of the traded bonds ensure that the traded bonds are not in dispute, permitted for trades under law, or not traded under forwards, at a discount or rediscount.
(Except when credit institutions buy IPO bonds).
The Circular No. 16/2021/TT-NHNN is entering into force as of January 15, 2022 as a replacement for the Circular No. 22/2016/TT-NHNN dated June 30, 2016 and the Circular No. 15/2018/TT-NHNN dated June 18, 2018.
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