Regarding the credit structure, Nguyen Quoc Hung, director of the SBV’s Credit Department, said credit for agricultural production expanded 0.3% compared to end-2019; followed by that for exports (4.94% versus 10% in the first six-month period of 2019); technology sector(2.92%); supporting industries (2.27%); and small and medium enterprises (-0.7%). … [Read more...] about Vietnam credit growth slows to 2.13% in 6-month period
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Vietnam’s credit institutions must speed up restructuring to meet deadline
In addition, the cross-ownership among CIs is also handled thoroughly. The direct cross-ownership between pairs of CIs was removed from the end of 2019 while there is only one pair of a CI and a firm directly owning shares of each other compared with 56 pairs in 2012. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s credit institutions must speed up restructuring to meet deadline
Credit grows slowly, but banks still make profits
At a meeting with commercial banks in late April, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung reported that as of March 31, credit provided to the national economy had increased by 1.3 percent compared with the beginning of the year, the lowest Q1 credit growth rate in the last six years. … [Read more...] about Credit grows slowly, but banks still make profits
More than 200 media outlets to cover 13th National Party Congress at the scene
Close to 1,000 artists to join music gala celebrating 13th National Party Congress A music gala celebrating the upcoming 13th National Party Congress is scheduled to be held at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on February 2, with the participation of nearly 1,000 artists. … [Read more...] about More than 200 media outlets to cover 13th National Party Congress at the scene
VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers
The central bank then issued Circular 05 to speed up the disbursement of the financial aid, which took effect on May 7. However, no enterprises have taken out loans from the program, as they cannot provide the necessary papers to prove their situation and financial needs. … [Read more...] about VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers