Lawmakers weigh Vietnam Airlines share (HVN) issuance to raise $866mn
Lawmakers weigh Vietnam Airlines share (HVN) issuance to raise $866mn
Vietnamese lawmakers on Monday are discussing options to allow the flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to raise up to 22 trillion dong ($866 million) selling new shares to its existing shareholders, state media reported.
![]() An aircraft of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines taxis at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 23, 2020. Photo: Reuters |
"The additional funding would help the airlines to repay its debts stemming from the COVID pandemic and restore its financial capability," the transport ministry's Giao Thong newspaper said, without giving a timeframe for the possible share sale.
Vietnam Airlines is more than 86% owned by the government and 5.62% by Japan's ANA Holdings, according to LSEG data.