On May 3, 2023, the Government issued Decree 08/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree 153/2020/ND-CP and Decree 65/2022/ND-CP, and suspending the effectiveness of a number of articles in Decree 65/2022/ND-CP related to private placement and trading of corporate bonds in domestic market and offering of corporate bonds in international market with some notable contents as follows:
(i) Supplementing the method of payment by assets for bonds placed in domestic market upon due date;
(ii) Allowing the issuer that issues bonds before the effective date of Decree 65/2022/ND-CP and has outstanding loans until the effective date of Decree 65/2022/ND-CP (September 16, 2022) to change the terms and conditions of bonds;
(iii) Suspending the effectiveness of a number of provisions of Decree 153/2020/ND-CP and Decree 65/2022/ND-CP.
