The effectiveness of the internal control system in Vietnamese credit institutions

• Main Authors: Tran Quoc Thinh, Ly Hoang Anh, Nguyen Khanh Tuan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2020-11-01
• Series: Banks and Bank Systems
• Subjects: control activities; legal framework; monitoring activities; principle; regulation; risk assessment
• Online Access: https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/14275/BBS_2020_04_Thinh.pdf

In the context of global economic integration, there are many opportunities for promoting economic development, but there are also challenges of complexity and risk in business activities. This always raises many questions that need to be resolved for credit institutions. The internal control system of credit institutions has become increasingly important for the sustainable development of the national financial system. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the internal control system in the practical application of Vietnamese credit institutions. Descriptive statistics are applied to analyze data using SPSS software. The structured questionnaire is designed to collect objective opinions and purposive sampling techniques among 382 experts who are managers of credit institutions in 2020. The results show that all five components improve the effectiveness of the internal control system, and the internal control system plays a role in the safety of Vietnamese credit institutions. Thus, the Central Bank of Vietnam should improve the legal framework and related internal control provisions for credit institutions in accordance with international principles to improve the effectiveness of the internal control system.