A customer makes a deposit at a bank in Hà Nội. Deposits at banks increased by 1.38 per cent to nearly VNĐ11.1 quadrillion in the first two months of 2022. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Thanks to increases in savings interest rates, deposits at banks increased strongly in the first two …
Read More »Loose monetary policy forecast to continue despite inflation pressure
Headquarters of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV). The SBV is expected not to raise this interest rate within the next 3-6 months to support the recovery of the economy. Photo sbv.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — Despite rising inflation pressure, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) is likely to …
Read More »Banks release capital increase plans in ongoing GMS season
A bank teller counts US dollars in a branch in Hà Nội. Banks are racing to increase charter capital in 2022. — Photo ndh.vn HÀ NỘI — Many banks have announced plans to increase capital strongly in the ongoing season of general meetings of shareholders (GMS) this year. The capital increase plans mainly include …
Read More »NA agrees to extend pilot resolution on bad debt settlement until end 2023
A view of the meeting. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee has agreed to extend a pilot resolution on bad debt settlement until the end of 2023 instead of this year. At a meeting on Thursday to consider a Government report on the implementation …
Read More »Commercial banks tighten real estate lending
A customer at a Sacombank branch. Sacombank has recently directed its branches and representative offices not to fund the real estate sector until the end of June. Photo sacombank.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Some banks have temporarily stopped providing loans to the real estate sector in the short term in the wake of the …
Read More »Credit growth in Q1 2022 hits high level
A customer at a VPBank office. Credit of credit institutions rose by 5.04 per cent at the end of the first quarter this year. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Credit growth of credit institutions was quite positive at 5.04 per cent at the end of the first quarter of this year, …
Read More »Credit institutions expect improved business performance in Q2
A customer makes a deposit at a Vietcombank’s office. Credit institutions expect the banking industry to gain an average deposit growth of 3.6 per cent in Q2 2022. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Nearly 60 per cent of credit institutions forecast their business performance results to improve in Q2 after estimating those …
Read More »Experts warn about participation of real estate companies in banks
Projects of real estate developers in Hà Nội. The participation of real estate companies in banks can adversely influence these banks’ lending practices. — Photo reatimes.vn HÀ NỘI — Experts have raised concerns about the involvement of real estate companies in commercial banks, warning it may pose risks to the financial …
Read More »Gov’t approves extension on bad debt settlement scheme
A customer at a Sacombank office. The Government has assigned the SBV to coordinate with relevant agencies in urgently finalising the draft resolution on extending Resolution 42/2017/QH14 to submit to the National Assembly. Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — The Government has agreed to a proposal by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to extend …
Read More »Việt Nam’s rapid loan growth impedes bank capitalisation drive
A customer at a BIDV office. Vietnamese banks that are still to become Basel II compliant need only about US$0.6 billion of new capital to meet the local Basel II minimum capital adequacy ratio requirement. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Low capitalisation levels are likely to remain a credit weakness for …
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