The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) this year removed the credit growth quota for foreign banks, but the policy remains for Vietnamese banks, due to concerns about rising bad debts, the security of the banking system and macroeconomic instability.
Among the banks, Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) has received the highest credit growth quota of 13.5 per cent against 9.5 per cent in 2022.
The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)’s expansion of credit growth quotas for commercial banks has d favourable conditions for lenders to boost lending, contributing to supporting capital sources for individuals and firms to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many banks have increased their interest rates to attract more depositors after getting a credit growth quota expansion from the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has extended the credit growth limits for the third time this year to some commercial banks to meet rising capital demands at year-end.
Many banks are likely to seek an increase in their credit limits like they did in previous years when they used up their assigned quota halfway through the year.
Many large-sized commercial banks have no scope for credit growth in the
last months of the year, as they have used nearly all the quota allowed
by the central bank.