Interest rate set to remain stable: SBV
Banks report higher profits in H1 | |
Need to issue bonds duty-free | |
Vietnam banks see 2016 credit growth up 20 percent on year |
A bank teller counts money. |
The interest rate will continue to be stable over the remaining months of the year, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).
The move was made as there has been some concern about an interest rate hike coming soon.
SBV deputy governor, Nguyễn Thị Hồng, said though deposit interest rates increased slightly in the first months of the year, the lending interest rate remained relatively stable.
After rising by roughly 0.2-0.3 per cent per year in the first quarter, the interest rate has been adjusted down slightly since April, according to the SBV.
State-owned commercial banks and some joint stock commercial banks have adjusted down their lending rate by 0.5 per cent per year for short-term loans. The rate for medium- and long-term loans in production and business sectors has been also kept at a maximum of 10 per cent per year.
SBV affirmed that it would continuously instruct commercial banks to balance their mobilised capital source and lending capital source to stabilise deposit interest rates in the remaining months of the year.
Enhancing business performance and cutting input costs are also required to be able to lower lending rates.
According to some experts, interest rates will remain high and continue to rise slightly in the coming months.
Đầu tư (Vietnam Investment Review) quoted Prof Trần Du Lịch, a member of Advisory Council of National Monetary and Financial Policy, as saying that the interest rate is unlikely to decrease by the end of the year. The best option is to try to keep the interest rate at the current level.
Financial expert Huỳnh Trung Minh also says that deposit rates have increased since the first 2 quarters of the year and will not stop in the second half.
“With the current inflation rate, the real interest rate for depositors is positive and when inflation rises in the coming period, interest rates will move with the same trend,” Minh told Đầu tư.
Will Vietnam restructure the central bank? For the last ten years, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has said it would restructure its ... |
The increase of deposit rates has raised concern about a lending rate hike, despite the fact that banks are urging to promote credit demand by preferential interest rates.
Same topic: Investment Environment
Related News
Vietnam ready to export first batch of sweet potatoes to China
13:57 | 06/04/2023 Anti-Smuggling
Australian Governor-General wraps up State visit to Vietnam
13:53 | 06/04/2023 Headlines
Vietnam a potential market for French businesses, investors: experts
16:12 | 05/04/2023 Import-Export
Vietnam active at UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session
16:11 | 05/04/2023 Headlines
Latest News
Corporate bonds worth 1.1 billion USD issued in March
13:55 | 06/04/2023 Finance
Tax revenue is estimated at VND 426,922 billion in the first quarter
09:56 | 06/04/2023 Finance
Nearly 400 complaints about insurance distribution through banks on Ministry of Finance hotline
14:47 | 04/04/2023 Finance
In Q1, State revenue estimated to rise by 1.3%
13:28 | 04/04/2023 Finance
More News
Consider raising the level of penalties to ensure fairness and transparency in the stock market
13:27 | 04/04/2023 Finance
Central bank cuts policy interest rates to spur growth
17:43 | 02/04/2023 Finance
Ensure policies to attract investment when implementing global minimum tax
10:33 | 02/04/2023 Finance
SBV asks to issue revised decree on foreign ownership cap at Vietnamese banks
20:30 | 01/04/2023 Finance
Solutions to attract FDI when implementing the global minimum CIT
11:38 | 01/04/2023 Finance
Effective implementation of tax incentives as driving force for growth in trade turnover between Vietnam and Cuba
13:43 | 31/03/2023 Finance
Being many "hot" issues at the general meeting of shareholders of banks
09:24 | 30/03/2023 Finance
Bringing the policies on reducing land rent and water surface rent into life
15:41 | 29/03/2023 Finance
The more delayed the investment disbursement is, the more accumulated the capital expenditure will be
10:22 | 29/03/2023 Finance
Your care
The system has not recorded your reading habits.
Please Login/Register so that the system can provide articles according to your reading needs.
Corporate bonds worth 1.1 billion USD issued in March
13:55 | 06/04/2023 Finance
Tax revenue is estimated at VND 426,922 billion in the first quarter
09:56 | 06/04/2023 Finance
Nearly 400 complaints about insurance distribution through banks on Ministry of Finance hotline
14:47 | 04/04/2023 Finance
Central bank starts huge credit package for social housing projects
14:42 | 04/04/2023 Finance
In Q1, State revenue estimated to rise by 1.3%
13:28 | 04/04/2023 Finance