The vote based on the evaluation of The Banker on (1) the financial situation of credit (bank, total assets, net profit, rate of return on equity, the percentage of bad debt, average cost of the income) and growth in the three years 2006, 2007 and 2008, (2) raising initiatives bring value to shareholders, (3) project to create market advantage, and ( 4) competitiveness.

The Banker magazine as banking and finance organizations of The Financial Times Limited, based in London, UK, published in 1926, and now has readers in 150 countries.

Thus, in 2009, first in Vietnam, only the Asia Commercial Bank was named Best Bank in Vietnam for six magazines prestigious banking and financial world: Asiamoney, FinanceAsia, Euromoney, Global Finance, The Banker and The Asset.