According to the SBV, Decision No. 2410/QĐ-NHNN and Decision No. 2410/QĐ-NHNN aim to ensure consistency on a legal basis with other issued circulars on deposit interest rates.
Vietcombank Securities Company (VCBS) forecasts that deposit interest rates in the third quarter of 2024 will continue to increase by about 0.3-0.5 percentage points.
Despite the remarkable surge in gold prices and the gradual increase in deposit interest rates, the stock market continues to stand out as an appealing investment channel.
The SBV applied a dollar-denominated deposit interest rate cap of 1 per cent per year for organisations in 2010 and 3 per cent per year for individuals in 2011.
Despite low interest rates, bank deposits have reached a new historic peak of VNĐ16 quadrillion (US$628.5 billion) as of the end of March, according to the latest data from the central bank.
The dollar depreciation is also a good sign for Việt Nam''s import activities, with global raw material prices expected to decrease and inflationary fears for imports receding.
Industry experts have predicted a potential increase in deposit interest rates by 0.5 to 1 percentage point in the second half of the year, placing the rate at over 6 per cent per year.
In the context of a credit slowdown and net interest margin reduction, banks have been gradually shifting their traditional business model away from lending to financial service provision, in order to improve profits.
Deposit interest rates in Việt Nam, which have plunged since early-2023, are expected to rebound by 50-100 basis points by the end of the year, but that magnitude of increase is not likely to have a major impact on the stock market, according...