The State Bank of Vietnam has demanded banks submit links to the section announcing various interest rates before April 1st. If there are changes to the links, they must be d within two working days.
Banks have been steadily cutting deposit interest rates, which have reached around 8 per cent, a move aimed at reducing lending rates to support businesses.
Though deposit interest rates have increased significantly this year, experts forecast lending rates will remain relatively stable to support economic recovery.
Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu has instructed commercial banks to continue reducing lending rates for firms affected by COVID-19 by 2 percentage points per year.
A report by securities firm SSI on the financial and monetary market says deposit interest rates are likely to be cut by 0.5- 1 percentage point this year, and lending interest rates would also be cut by at least 0.5...
The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will hold its benchmark refinancing and discount rates at 6.25 per cent and 4.25 per cent, respectively, in addition to maintaining its 14 per cent credit growth target for the remainder of 2019
The HCM City Real Estate Association has proposed social housing lending rates to be lowered to 3-3.5 per year to favourable conditions for low-income earners to afford homes.
Many commercial banks raised deposit interest rates in recent months, triggering worries about the increasing pressure on the lending rates. But some insist this was only a short-term measure.