Posts Tagged ‘ Rate subsidy ’

Inspectors slam banks for stimulus abuse 

March 8, 2011
Inspectors slam banks for stimulus abuse 

A branch of Vietnam International Bank Five partially-private lenders committed numerous violations in implementing the government’s interest rate subsidy plan during the economic downturn. State inspectors charged that Vietnam International Bank, Military Bank, Techcombank, Sacombank and Asia Commercial Bank caused a total loss of around VND160 billion to the state budget, VnExpress reported Sunday. Under the interest rate [...]

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Economist says credit growth rate should be 25 percent in 2010

December 29, 2009
Economist says credit growth rate should be 25 percent in 2010

LookAtVietnam –  Dr Tran Du Lich stressed that in 2010, a credit growth rate of 25 percent would be reasonable. Dr Tran Du LichDr Tran Du Lich is a Member of the National Advisory Council for Monetary Policies. Dau tu chung khoan: The Government has decided that the credit growth rate in 2010 would be curbed [...]

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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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Banking review for 2009

December 24, 2009
Banking review for 2009

LookAtVietnam – Though the State Bank of Vietnam has applied stable interest and exchange rate policies in 2009, the market still see-sawed at times. Monetary policies stable For 2009, monetary policies became more stable than in 2008, when policies were adjusted regularly. In 2008, the basic interest rate was adjusted eight times, the compulsory reserve ratio [...]

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Vietnam to limit imports to narrow widening trade gap

December 5, 2009
Vietnam to limit imports to narrow widening trade gap

Vietnam will limit imports not essential to the economy and try to increase exports to quickly narrow the trade deficit, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will work with other agencies to adopt measures including tariffs to curb the import of non-essential goods, as well as implement other initiatives [...]

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Lenders say new customers have hard access to loans

December 4, 2009
Lenders say new customers have hard access to loans

LookAtVietnam – Banks have said new customers will find it hard to obtain bank loans as they have difficulty mobilizing funds from the public despite higher interest rates. Nguyen Quoc Sy, deputy general director of Western Commercial Bank, said his bank had been unable to lure as much capital from the public as expected and [...]

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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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Vietnam to withdraw stimulus earlier than expected

December 3, 2009
Vietnam to withdraw stimulus earlier than expected

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s Government said on Tuesday it would stop stimulus in the year-end, three months earlier than expected, citing rapid credit growth as a key reason. The Government keeps subsidizing loans extended to farmers and rural areas as well as medium- and long-term bank loans, but the level of subsidization will be reviewed.This is [...]

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Acute funding shortages

November 14, 2009
Acute funding shortages

LookAtVietnam – The second stimulus package, via a banking rate subsidy programme, could further exacerbate banks’ funding shortages. “With the first bank rate subsidy programme, the banking system has been facing a fund scarcity. Now the second is coming, it is hard to imagine how the system will cope,” said a Vietinbank official.The interbank market, [...]

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Stimuli beneficiaries reap rewards, Vietnam minister says

November 3, 2009
Stimuli beneficiaries reap rewards, Vietnam minister says

Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc The government’s tax reduction and interest rate subsidy stimulus packages have rewarded eligible firms despite slow implementation and complicated procedures, Vietnam’s planning and investment minister said. Speaking at an ongoing National Assembly session in Hanoi on Wednesday, Minister Vo Hong Phuc said the State Bank of Vietnam [...]

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