Posts Tagged ‘ Per annum ’

2010 will be a prosperous year for rubber producers

February 4, 2010
2010 will be a prosperous year for rubber producers

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese rubber producers have put high hopes in 2010 which they believe will bring prosperity with price expected to increase by 30 percent. The Vietnam Rubber Association, said that it expects to export 750,000 tonnes of rubber in 2010 and reap $1.5 billion in export revenue thanks to a 30 percent price increase. International [...]

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Footwear producers aim for 50 percent of market share

February 4, 2010
Footwear producers aim for 50 percent of market share

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese footwear producers have set up an ambitious plan of gaining 50 percent of the domestic market share in 2010, far exceeding the current level of 30 percent. According to the Leather and Shoes Research Institute, Vietnamese people use 130 million pairs of shoes per annum, or 1.5 pairs per person per annum. [...]

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Broken bank promises, businesses stuck

February 2, 2010
Broken bank promises, businesses stuck

LookAtVietnam – Businesses are complaining that their business plan have been damaged because banks refuse to provide loans. X., director of a construction company, has paid back his four billion dong debt that just matured. The bank promised to provide another loan, but then refused, even though the new loan would be equal to ¼ [...]

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Commercial banks request interest rate ceiling removal

January 27, 2010
Commercial banks request interest rate ceiling removal

LookAtVietnam – Commercial banks are proposing the ceiling interest rate scheme is removed, saying it has caused major difficulties in capital mobilization and lending. According to the governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Giau, five out of 16 banks in HCM City have been found to have outstanding loans double the mobilized [...]

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Interbank market cooling, interest rates decline

January 18, 2010
Interbank market cooling, interest rates decline

The interbank interest rate last week saw interest rates on all kinds of loans decrease by 0.07-2.23 percent, following previous week’s interest rate decrease trend. For the second consecutive week, the interbank interest rate decreased considerably. Interest rates of overnight and one week loans, which are the most popular, dropped sharply by 2.23 percent and [...]

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Banks still collecting fee, despite SBV warnings

January 18, 2010
Banks still collecting fee, despite SBV warnings

LookAtVietnam – Commercial banks are still collecting additional fees from borrowers, despite SBV’s warnings.  The current basic interest rate is eight percent per annum, which means that commercial banks can lend money at no more than 12 percent per year. Businesses complain that the actual interest rate is 15-16 percent. T., Director of a telecommunication company, contacted [...]

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Vietnam-made goods score well with expats

January 11, 2010
Vietnam-made goods score well with expats

LookAtVietnam – Surveys have shown that conquering the domestic market is completely within reach of Vietnamese producers. ‘Tu Quy’ brand rice sold at Maximart in HCM CityIn early 2010 Vietnam conducted a survey to find out how expatriate consumers regard Vietnam-made products. The findings were impressive and a nice surprise. Vietnam products received 3.7 in [...]

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Banks paying out to depositors while charging borrowers more

January 6, 2010
Banks paying out to depositors while charging borrowers more

LookAtVietnam – Commercial banks says they are having to dodge the law by offering higher-than-allowed interest rates to depositors while charging borrowers more. They claim that if they didn’t then there’d be left with only limited funds to lend out to assist businesses.While the ceiling lending interest rate is 12 percent per annum, businesses are [...]

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VNBA terms liquidity problem “seasonal”

December 28, 2009
VNBA terms liquidity problem “seasonal”

LookAtVietnam – The Secretary General of the Vietnam Banking Association (VNBA) claims the liquidity difficulties are temporary. Secretary General Duong Thu Huong, in the interview given to Dau Tu Chung Khoan, stated that the demand for capital always increases in the fourth quarter, when businesses make payments as well as disbursement and clear stocks.  Commercial [...]

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Interbank market runs high fever

December 24, 2009
Interbank market runs high fever

LookAtVietnam – With difficulties in locating capital from the public, commercial banks are seeking capital in the interbank market, pushing up the interbank interest rates. According to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), interest rates on the interbank market are increasing, with average interest rates reaching over 10 percent per annum. Six month term loans [...]

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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...