Outstanding Business Loans by Business Sector



The bank's 2011 lending rate complied with the growth ceiling rate set by the State Bank. In 2011, lending increased in most sectors and mainly focused on expanding to well-rated partners and secured transactions. Personal customer lending increased by VND3,837 billion, bringing the total outstanding personal customer lending to VND22,664 billion, accounting for 35% of Techcombank's outstanding loans. As the scale of business activities increased, lending to small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporate customers also increased by 20%, equivalent to VND40,788 billion, accounting for 65% of the customer loan portfolio. The majority of lending at Techcombank is short-term loans, accounting for 56% of outstanding loans, equivalent to VND40,788 billion.

35,587 billion VND. In addition, in response to the direction of Resolution 11 of the Government on focusing on developing direct production and business, prioritizing the rural agricultural production sector, Techcombank has offered many incentive programs for businesses operating in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector such as the agricultural, forestry and fishery export financing program or the import L/C financing program under the GSM 102 program, etc. By the end of 2011, the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector had the highest growth rate compared to other sectors.

By the end of 2012, outstanding loans to customers reached VND68,261 billion, up 7.6% compared to 2011. Total loan portfolio growth was lower than in 2011 (20%) due to efforts to improve credit quality and a more cautious lending policy. Due to continued focus on the retail segment, outstanding loan growth in 2012 was mainly concentrated in the consumer sector and individual customers (up 23.8%). The bank's goal is to provide lending services that meet customers' individual needs according to prudent risk management requirements. Statistics show that outstanding personal loans increased by 23.8% compared to the same period last year thanks to the bank's product-based lending structure. The ratio of home loans to total retail loans fell to 57% from 77.7% in 2013. This reflects a shift in customer loan demand from real estate to manufacturing and service activities.



By the end of 2013, with a prudent lending policy, the bank's outstanding customer loans reached VND70,275 billion, up 2.9% compared to 2012. 2013 marked a change in the lending structure by sector. Lending to the agricultural and forestry sector decreased by 16.69% while that to the construction sector increased by 66%, due to the gradual recovery of the real estate market. Lending to the commercial and manufacturing sectors also increased by 10.3%. For individual customers, the bank continued to orientate on prudent risk management, focusing on good customer groups with appropriately improved products and services. During the year, Techcombank maintained growth for key product groups such as home loans, consumer loans, and business loans with growth rates of 3-9%. Techcombank's operations in the interbank market are quite dynamic to best meet the liquidity needs of the system and optimize capital resources at times when credit output needs to be tightened due to economic difficulties, leading to customers' ability to repay debts being difficult to ensure.

Chart 3.5: Outstanding business loans by business sector

Unit: Billion VND


Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

In 2014, thanks to the gradual recovery of the economy, outstanding customer loans reached VND 80,308 billion, an increase of 14.3% compared to 2013. 2014 marked strong growth in customer loans in key industries such as warehousing and transportation.



and construction, respectively, achieved an increase of 271% and 46%. The ratio of outstanding loans of these two industries in the total outstanding loans of the entire bank increased from 13% in 2013 to 19% in 2014 ( Details in Appendix 5).


Chart 3.6: Outstanding loans to businesses (economic organizations) of Techcombank

Unit: Billion VND

Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

In general, with a nationwide network, Techcombank's corporate banking activities have covered most of the production and business sectors in the entire economy. Implementing the Government's policy, Techcombank's credit orientation in the corporate credit segment mainly focuses on the trade, production and processing sectors with outstanding loans accounting for over 50% of the bank's corporate loans each year, followed by the agriculture, forestry, fishery and service sectors.

In the current period, Vietnam advocates developing a multi-sector economy, restructuring the economy and gradually industrializing and modernizing the country. The Party and the State encourage the development of non-state economic sectors. These enterprises are not funded by the State, so they mainly rely on two sources: equity capital and borrowed capital. However, the equity capital of these enterprises is very low, and capital mobilization on the stock market is still limited, so capital for



Production and business activities still have to rely on bank credit capital. Therefore, Techcombank's credit plays an important role in the development of non-state enterprises. These enterprises are growing strongly in number and the demand for bank loans is increasing. At the same time, the arrangement and innovation of state-owned enterprises has affected the credit policies of commercial banks. Moreover, non-state enterprises do not rely on the support of the State like state-owned enterprises, so their operations are always more autonomous and more effective. Therefore, Techcombank needs to actively expand its lending activities to non-state enterprises to achieve the goal of long-term business efficiency(Details in Appendix 4) .

In addition to promoting lending to corporate customers, Techcombank always maintains lending relationships with individual customers with the loan ratio always accounting for 30% - 40% of total outstanding customer loans. The individual customer segment is Techcombank's advantage compared to other banks of the same scale.

Chart 3.7: Outstanding loans to individual customers of Techcombank


Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

Continuing to orientate on prudent risk management, the Bank focuses on good customer groups with appropriately improved products and services. In 2014, Techcombank still maintained growth for key product groups such as home loans, consumer loans, and business loans with growth rates of 3-9%.



Table 3.3: Techcombank's personal loan products


Product

Unit

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

New home

%

63.6

77.7

57

70.9

-

Consumer loans

%

-

9.6

6.1

8

-

Business Loan

%

-

6

8.2

10.7

-

Overdraft

%

-

6.3

6.6

9.9

-

Other

%

-

0.4

22.1

0.5

-

Total personal debt

Billion VND

19,177

22,664

27,532

22,851

30,903

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Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

3.2.1.3. Other activities

a) Network of operations

The number of branches has increased steadily over the years with 282 branches in 2010 increasing to 315 branches in 2013 and decreasing to only 312 branches in 2014. The number of ATMs reached 1,231 by the end of 2014 and increased slightly compared to the previous period. 2011 was the year when the network increased strongly in both quantity and quality with 316 branches and transaction offices, ranking 2nd among joint stock commercial banks. As of 2012, the bank operated about 2,149 POS machines, of which 2011 had the largest number of POS machines in the recent period with a total of 2,657 POS machines, an increase of 412 POS machines compared to the end of 2010 and accounting for about 3.4% of the market share.

Table 3.4: Techcombank's operating network


Year

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Number of branches

282

307

316

315

312

ATM Machine (Unit)

1.001

1,205

1,247

1,229

1,231

POS machine (unit)

2,245

2,657

2,149

-

-

Number of cards (pcs)

1,056,000

1,186,021

-

-

-

Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

The total number of existing cards has exceeded 1 million, including 156,021 international credit and debit cards, accounting for 7% of the international card market share. The number of international cards in the past year has decreased in the payment card group (VISA DEBIT) but has grown in



credit card group (VISA CREDIT). Although it did not achieve the set plan, Techcombank is still one of the largest card issuing banks in the market.

- Accumulated to the end of 2011, the bank had a total of 1,780 POS machines, accounting for 5% of the market share. POS sales still grew well, accumulating to the end of 2011 reaching more than 1,000 billion VND, up 49.2% compared to the same period in 2010. Techcombank's ATM market share last year also improved significantly. The total number of ATMs by December 31, 2011 reached 1,205 machines, accounting for 7% of the market share.

b) Techcombank customers

The number of individual customers has increased in the recent period, but the increasing trend is decreasing.

Chart 3.8: Number of individual customers of Techcombank


Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

In 2012, it increased by 20.5%, in 2013 it increased by 17.7% compared to the previous year and reached the highest number in 2014 with more than 3.6 million customers. Techcombank has chosen the right target customer segment and grown well in the priority customer segment. This result is thanks to the continuous improvement of customer care and service activities, training and development of priority customer relationship specialists, and customer care programs that bring many practical benefits to customers. In addition, investment products specifically designed for priority customers, which act as useful financial planning consulting tools for customers, have been successfully developed.



Chart 3.9: Number of Techcombank's corporate customers


Source: Techcombank Annual Report [108] and author's calculations

While the number of individual customers increased, the number of corporate customers decreased in the period 2011 - 2013, from 66,152 customers to 45,368 customers and recovered slowly in the period 2014 with 48,739 customers.

c) Management apparatus and organizational structure

Techcombank has about 30% of its executive board members being experienced international experts, 40% being Vietnamese with experience at large international financial institutions. They have created positive changes in the bank's operations, while also training and imparting experience to other employees.

Bank governance is one of the core factors for the success of a bank, from the way it is organized and operated to the people who lead and bring values ​​to shareholders, customers and employees. The modern bank governance structure at Techcombank continues to be improved through the establishment of specialized departments, flexible delegation of authority, and close coordination between the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. Techcombank has changed its organizational structure by selecting the right people to do the right job and achieving coordination and efficiency, taking advantage of a deep understanding of local culture and international practices. The structure at the Head Office has operated according to the vertical specialized management function, upgraded, established and completed according to blocks that have met the needs of development in both breadth and depth of the bank ( details in Appendix 1) . At the same time, the establishment of subsidiaries such as securities companies, investment fund management companies, debt management companies and exploitation



assets... have allowed banks to diversify their operations and develop non-bank financial services. The implementation of centralized credit approval activities also helps banks better manage and control risks in the business process, creating a basis for monitoring, warning and timely handling of risks.

Techcombank has built and effectively implemented an internal control and inspection system, contributing to preventing and promptly handling existing problems. In 2014, the compliance management sector achieved remarkable achievements. The control system operated synchronously and cohesively on all three lines of defense, especially with the participation of the defense line of the Branch Operations and Compliance Control departments, which contributed to early identification of risks, significantly reducing serious violations and gradually controlling loss recovery. Operational risk management was also shaped by perfecting policy tools, building a roadmap for implementing Basel II capital safety regulations, and strengthening supervision and coordination in handling high risks, contributing to improving the status of the bank-wide Risk heat map. Thanks to that, in 2014, all arising risks were identified early and handled right from the beginning.

d) Technology

Techcombank always focuses on building a banking system with high technology platform and the best security according to international standards.

In early 2007, Techcombank was one of the first banks to apply open transaction counters. By 2000, it deployed Core-Banking T24 technology with Temenos while at that time banking products did not really use this system. Up to now, T24 continues to show its superiority when it is constantly updated with new versions to integrate more modern products later. Every year, the bank allocates a budget for technology investment of up to 7-10% of its profits. Since the end of 2011, Techcombank has begun implementing a project to standardize technology systems, operating procedures, service management procedures, enhance data security, data storage and card payment data transmission between customers, banks and units related to service provision.

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