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.
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.
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.
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...
While some commercial banks continue lowering deposit interest rates, others are increasing the rates, particularly for term deposits of 12 months or longer.
Deposit interest rates are expected to remain low until the middle of 2024, with a slight increase anticipated thereafter due to higher credit demand, analysts said.
Besides the lending interest rates, the banks have also disclosed the interest rate gap of deposits and loans, and the lending interest rates for preferential credit packages.
Some private banks have recently started to inch up interest rates mainly for short terms of less than five months to 2.5-3.8 per cent per year to attract more depositors after the Lunar New Year.