The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) is considering a plan to grant commercial banks the ability to extend debt repayment periods by up to one year for borrowers impacted by Typhoon Yagi.
Despite believing the extension of debt repayment period is necessary in the short term, experts are also concerned, especially when this regulation expires, as it will great pressure on the banking system because bad debts are not accurately reflected.
Instead of having to transfer all of a real estate project as collateral to recover bad debts, banks will have the right to transfer part of the project.
While real estate bond issuance value has recovered year-on-year, its proportion of total issuances has ped sharply - from nearly 55 per cent in the first half of 2023 to just 25 per cent in the first half of 2023.
State-owned Agribank is seeking to auction 28 apartments in HCM City with a starting price of VNĐ60 billion to recover debt amid a sluggish property market.
Corporate demand for funds is expected to increase in the second half of the year, while concerns persist regarding debt repayment pressures, analysts said.
The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has decided to allow commercial banks to reschedule the debt repayment period and maintain the debt group for certain sectors for an additional six months, to support struggling businesses.
Some banks, including MSB, Sacombank, VIB and Saigonbank, are expecting extraordinary revenues worth upto trillions of Vietnamese đồng from debt recovery this year.
According to financial statements from 28 banks that have so far reported Q1 financial statements, their total bad debt reached more than VNĐ224.14 trillion to the end of March 2024, up more than 14 per cent against the end of...
The State Bank draft circular, which has been released for public comments, supplements regulations on conditions for increasing capital at subsidiaries and affiliated companies of credit institutions.
Circular 02/2022/TT-NHNN, which allows commercial banks to reschedule the debt repayment period and maintain the debt group for certain sectors is proposed to extend to the end of 2024 instead of ending in June.
They are considering share issuance as a means to raise funds for debt restructuring and debt repayment. In addition to private offerings, the majority of these businesses aim to mobilise capital from existing shareholders.
VNBA estimated that lending to individuals was estimated to total around VNĐ2.8 quadrillion as of the end of 2023, or 21 per cent of the total outstanding loans in the economy.