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Dollar drops in Vietnam due to sales after deposit rate cap 

April 27, 2011
Dollar drops in Vietnam due to sales after deposit rate cap 

  The dollar weakened in Vietnam in recent days due to “abundant” supply after the central bank capped rates payable on deposits in the US currency, the government said Wednesday in a statement. The State Bank of Vietnam’s limits took effect April 13, restricting rates for individuals to 3 percent and those for non-credit institutions [...]

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Vietnam cash trapped banks no longer pay by rules

January 25, 2010
Vietnam cash trapped banks no longer pay by rules

A panel advertising interest rates of 10.49 percent on dong deposits outside a SeABank office in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. The ongoing liquidity crunch is forcing commercial banks to break the law on interest rates in order to raise enough funds for lending, experts say. They are offering bonus percentage points on deposits [...]

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Lawmakers oppose key rate elimination, stock lending ban

December 20, 2009
Lawmakers oppose key rate elimination, stock lending ban

LookAtVietnam – Legislators on Thursday continued to criticize the government’s plan to eliminate a benchmark used to calculate interest rates in Vietnam for years.  Phung Quoc Hien, chairman of the National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee, said the key rate was an effective instrument that helps put the market under control.“The key rate has acted [...]

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Lawmakers oppose key rate elimination, stock lending ban

December 19, 2009
Lawmakers oppose key rate elimination, stock lending ban

Legislators on Thursday continued to criticize the government’s plan to eliminate a benchmark used to calculate interest rates in Vietnam for years. Phung Quoc Hien, chairman of the National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee, said the key rate was an effective instrument that helps put the market under control.“The key rate has acted as a [...]

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Vietnam says to move away from loose monetary policy

December 3, 2009
Vietnam says to move away from loose monetary policy

Vietnam’s government has told international organizations that it has shifted its economic focus toward stability, saying it will tighten its monetary policy and work to improve the balance of payments. Vietnam will “transfer from a loose monetary policy to a cautious, flexible policy, to ensure a reasonable credit growth rate, thus supporting the targets of [...]

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Green lights are on, but banks go slow

December 2, 2009
Green lights are on, but banks go slow

Banks are proving reluctant to raise deposit interest rates, despite the State Bank of Vietnam “green light” raising of basic interest rates to eight percent. Deputy general director of Nam Viet Bank Nguyen Giang Nam said the highest interest rates to be offered by the bank will be 10.5 percent per annum which many banks [...]

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Lawmakers want interest rate cap sustained

November 21, 2009
Lawmakers want interest rate cap sustained

A man walks past a panel showing deposit rates outside a VietABank office in Ho Chi Minh City Legislators have criticized a plan to eliminate the key rate used to calculate interest in Vietnam’s banking system, saying the financial market would spin out of control without the benchmark. At a National Assembly meeting early this [...]

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Rare species being eaten to extinction in Vietnam, experts warn

August 13, 2009
Rare species being eaten to extinction in Vietnam, experts warn

A roadside stall selling wildlife meat in the central Da Nang City. Vietnam’s voracious appetite for wild meat is pushing several rare species to extinction, experts have warned. The protection and preservation of wildlife in Vietnam should be prioritized, they urged at a conference Wednesday, calling for enforcement of strict measures against illegal trade in [...]

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Nam Dinh wraps up an irresistible package

August 9, 2009
Nam Dinh wraps up an irresistible package

Provincial leaders map out key facilities to welcome Nam Dinh investors. LookAtVietnam – Northern Nam Dinh province, about 90 kilometres south of Hanoi, has pledged a series of favourable conditions for industrial park investors.  Northern Nam Dinh province, about 90 kilometres south of Hanoi, has pledged a series of favourable conditions for industrial park investors. [...]

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Brokers remain slightly bullish despite central bank money policy moves

August 3, 2009
Brokers remain slightly bullish despite central bank money policy moves

VietNamNet Bridge – Looking ahead, securities investors are of two minds.  On one hand, they are optimistic about domestic recovery, but on the other, they fear return of high inflation and a tightening up of bank credit to would-be securities investors. In July 2009, the State Bank of Vietnam made adjustments to monetary policies that have [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...