The Vietnam State Treasury (VST) amended its 2017 G-bond issuance plan by halting issuance of three- and less-than-three-year bonds and reducing its 5Y bond issuance target to focus more on long tenor bonds instead. During the review period of July 17 to August 18, VND8.9 trillion (USD392.9 million) of G-bonds were issued in the primary market, a 53% drop from the previous reviewed period due to low yields, which discouraged investor demand, and a high completion rate of the annual target