Risk Management Enhancement of Vietnam Commercial Banks with the Basel Accords

The paper gives an overview of the history and content of Basel Accords; in which the structure of Basel II and the features of Basel III are highlighted. Based on a summary of Basel implementation in Asia and Vietnam, the author points out the key challenges Vietnam banks have been facing on the journey of improving risk management and approaching international standards; then, high-level solutions are suggested on the basis of a study of the Accords' requirements and other countries' practical implementation experience