The Vietnamese government has issued Decree No. 198/2026 defining the functions, duties, powers, and organizational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Under the decree, the organizational structure of the SBV remains unchanged in terms of the number of units, with a total of 20 units retained. However, the Department of Credit for Economic Sectors has been renamed the Department of Credit, while the Department of Forecasting, Statistics and Monetary-Financial Stability has been renamed the Department of Forecasting and Statistics.

The decree also adds a provision stating that the Transaction Center and Regional State Bank branches are administrative organizations equivalent to departments under the State Bank of Vietnam. In addition, the number of divisions within several departments has been adjusted.

Under the new regulations, the SBV's organizational structure consists of 18 administrative units, including the Monetary Policy Department; Payment Department; Credit Department; Forecasting and Statistics Department; International Cooperation Department; Legal Department; Finance and Accounting Department; Personnel and Organization Department; Office; State Bank Inspectorate; Transaction Center; Information Technology Agency; Currency Issuance and Treasury Agency; Foreign Exchange Management Agency; Anti-Money Laundering Agency; Credit Institution Management and Supervision Agency; Credit Institution System Safety Agency; and State Bank branches in regional areas (Regional State Bank branches).

These units assist the Governor of the State Bank in carrying out state management responsibilities and the functions of the country's central bank.

In addition, the National Credit Information Center of Vietnam and Banking Times operate as public non-business units serving the State Bank's state management functions.

The Forecasting and Statistics Department will have six divisions. The Monetary Policy Department will have five divisions. The Credit Department, Personnel and Organization Department, and Finance and Accounting Department will each have four divisions. The Payment Department and International Cooperation Department will each have three divisions. The Legal Department will have two divisions.

Under previous regulations, the Monetary Policy Department and the Department of Forecasting, Statistics and Monetary-Financial Stability each had six divisions. The Department of Credit for Economic Sectors, International Cooperation Department, Finance and Accounting Department, and Personnel and Organization Department each had five divisions. The Payment Department had four divisions, while the Legal Department had three divisions.

Tran Thuong