As SBV regulations cap this ratio at 30 per cent, the group of joint stock commercial banks has been under great pressure to restructure their capital sources and outstanding loans to meet the SBV’s prescribed ratio.
As stipulated in Circular 08/2020/TT-NHNN, both Vietnamese banks and foreign bank branches in Việt Nam are required to reduce the maximum ratio of short-term capital for medium and long-term loans to 30 per cent as of October 1, 2023.
Commercial banks should be able to pass some of the additional cost on to borrowers, limiting the impact on net interest margins (NIM), according to Fitch Ratings.
By the end of this year, oil and gas, transportation, insurance, retail, and hyower sectors will see positive signals, while the banking and real estate sectors are not ideal options for short-term investment.
Viet Nam''s GDP was forecast to grow by 5.5-6 per cent this year, albeit with significant risks and inflation in the range of 4-4.5 per cent in 2022 and likely over 5 per cent in 2023.
Most securities companies forecast that the short-term downtrend of the market is returning and that investors should consider keeping reasonable proportion to avoid unexpected risks.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the last half of 2020 saw Vietnamese people download and use more phone applications than in 2019, according to the Mobile Application 2021 report from Appota Group.
The HCM City Real Estate Association has proposed the short-term apartment rental business be taxed, to better manage business operations on Airbnb and similar online platforms which is developing rapidly in big cities.
The central bank said that the development of the COVID-19 pandemic remained complicated worldwide and Viet Nam still faced a high risk of infection from external sources.
Securities firms and investors are waiting for the T+0 or intraday short sale to be applied on the Vietnamese securities market, but there are still troubles that need to be resolved.
Interest rates in the inter-bank market are declining in contrast to previous years when the rate often increased significantly due to rising capital demand at year-end.
The central bank’s new policy aims to reduce risk, tighten control and to channel capital into priority sectors and small-to-medium-sized enterprises, according to the SBV.
The HCM Real Estate Association has suggested the State Bank of Viet Nam extend the application of regulations on banks’ maximum ratio of short-term funds used for medium- and long-term loans until the end of 2020.