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Banks raise deposit rates but keep loan rates unchanged The Saigon Times Daily A bank teller in HCMC counts banknotes. Many lenders have issued certificates of deposit to attract customers - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – Despite lower credit growth since early this year, local banks have continued hiking deposit rates but kept lending rates unchanged, according to a news report on Nguoi Lao Dong website. According to the General Statistics Office, the banking system reported credit growth of 1.9% as of March 20, lower than 2.23% in the same period last year. Banks issue certificates of deposit Most banks have continued revising up deposit rates, especially for long tenors, to improve their liquidity. HDBank has launched a promotional program in which higher interest rates are offered to customers depending on their age. Its highest deposit rate is 7.8% per year. Meanwhile, other banks are offering high interest rates for long-term certificates of deposit (CD). … [Read more...] about Banks raise deposit rates but keep loan rates unchanged

Việt Nam railway’s low capacity and outdated wagons and locomotives are expected to be replaced by imported, modern ones. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Railways (VNR) has submitted to the Ministry of Transport an investment plan with credit loans worth nearly VNĐ4.7 trillion (US$208 million) to purchase and build new locomotives and wagons from now till 2020. The loans, proposed to be borrowed from the Việt Nam Development Bank (VDB), will be specifically invested in 100 new locomotives worth some VNĐ2.2 trillion, 150 passenger wagons worth VNĐ1.7 trillion, 300 container wagons worth VNĐ270 billion and another 500 wagons worth VNĐ550 billion, applicable for trains running at a speed below 60km per hour, according to VNR. Of the total loans, nearly VNĐ1.4 trillion, or 30 per cent, will be from Hà Nội and Sài Gòn Railway Corporation and other joint stock companies, while the remaining VNĐ3.26 trillion, or 70 per cent, will be funded by the … [Read more...] about VNR seeks loans to improve its operation

Farmer Phan Văn Nhu in Lương Hòa Commune in southern Trà Vinh Province is happy to receive preferential loans from the Bank for Social Policies to start cow farming. — Photo kinhtenongthon.vn Viet Nam News TRÀ VINH — Preferential loans from Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies have been proved effective in helping poor people in southern province of Trà Vinh to imporve their lives. Quỳnh Minh Nhân, chairman of Hiệp Mỹ Đông Commune People’s Committee in the province’s Cầu Ngang District said that preferential loans played an important role in reducing the poverty rate in the commune, from over 10 per cent in 2014 to just 4 per cent at present. He said that as soon as poor families received the bank loans, they were instructed to spend the money effectively, for example, investing in developing shrimp or cow farms. Phan Văn Oanh, chairman of Lương Hòa Commune, Châu Thành District said that the commune used to be especially disadvantaged, with a poverty rate of 29 per cent. … [Read more...] about Preferential loans for the poor

HÀ NỘI(VNS) – The Government has planned to spend about VNĐ 317 billion (US$14.2 million) yearly on offering preferential loans to disadvantaged medical graduates during their apprenticeship at hospitals before medical exams and treatment practice. Under the Law on medical examination and treatment, medical graduates can either take an apprenticeship lasting from nine to 12 months as a midwife, nurse or medical technician or from 12 to 18 months as a physician before they are granted professional practice certificates. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng decided to expand the student loan programme where disadvantaged medical graduates could borrow up to VNĐ 1.25 million ($56 ) per month with preferential monthly interest of 0.65 per cent from Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies. Orphaned medical graduates or graduates with only one parent who is unable to work are eligible for the loans, as are graduates from poor families or those with financial difficulties due to … [Read more...] about Viet Nam offers preferential loans to medical graduates

SMEs still have difficulty accessing loans By Viet Dung A teller of a bank in HCMC counts Vietnamese banknotes on a cash counter. Small firms in need of capital are encountering numerous obstacles in receiving loans - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – Bank loan disbursements for large-scale or hi-tech projects are being prioritized, while small and medium enterprises (SME) in need of capital are encountering numerous obstacles in taking out loans, Tran Viet Anh, vice chairman of the HCMC Union Business Associations, said at a conference today, April 18. Many small enterprises participating in the “Connecting Banks with Enterprises” conference in HCMC pointed out their difficulties in applying for bank loans. Despite a host of connection programs having been rolled out, the small firms are out of contention for low-cost capital from banks. Additionally, borrowing costs remain high. A report from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) shows that credit offered to SMEs edges up … [Read more...] about SMEs still have difficulty accessing loans

Over US$450 million to be poured into Danang By Nhan Tam An employee is at work at a hi-tech accessories manufacturing plant in Danang Hi-Tech Park – PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG – The Danang government will present investment certificates to eight foreign direct investment projects valued at US$469.4 million at a conference slated for March 1. Most of the projects are in the manufacturing, information technology, logistics, tourism and medicine fields, Huynh Lien Phuong, deputy director of the Danang Investment Promotion Agency, said at a meeting between the municipal leaders and the organizing committee of the conference today, February 27. Phuong noted that in addition to the development of these projects, Danang will continue attracting more investments into these major sectors this year. Of the eight projects, the project manufacturing avionics by Universal Alloy Corporation Asia Pte, Ltd (UAC), has the most investment capital, at US$170 million. The project will … [Read more...] about Over US$450 million to be poured into Danang

VinFast recalls 12,450 Chevrolet cars in Vietnam The Saigon Times GM’s Chevrolet car on display at an auto exhibition. VinFast is recalling over 12,450 Chevrolet Cruze, Orlando and Trax vehicles with airbag defects - PHOTO: HUNG LE HCMC – VinFast, the exclusive distributor for General Motors' (GM) Chevrolet brand in Vietnam, is recalling over 12,450 Chevrolet Cruze, Orlando and Trax vehicles with airbag defects in Vietnam. Among these vehicles manufactured from January 2014 to 2018, the Cruze and Orlando cars were locally assembled, while the Trax vehicles were imported. All of them were distributed by GM Vietnam, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. The vehicle recalls, which received approval from Vietnam Register, were initiated after the airbags supplied by Takata were discovered to be faulty. The inflators of the airbags have been made in a way that allows moisture to penetrate over time, increasing the risk of injury to drivers and passengers, according to the … [Read more...] about VinFast recalls 12,450 Chevrolet cars in Vietnam

Corporate bond rates far higher than deposit rates The Saigon Times Daily A bank teller counts Vietnamese banknotes. Corporate bond rates are much higher than deposit rates – PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – Many enterprises in Vietnam have rushed to issue bonds with interest rates doubling banks’ deposit rates or higher. Over the last two months, Phat Dat Real Estate Development JSC has issued four bonds, with the highest annual interest rate reaching 14.45%. Similarly, Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC has offered two-year bonds valued at VND450 billion (US$19.3 million), with an annual interest rate of 12%, while Van Phu-Invest Investment JSC has issued VND800 billion in over-three-year bonds, with an annual interest rate of 12%. VNDirect Securities Company has also launched VND1.46 trillion worth of one- to three-year bonds with annual interest rates ranging from 6.5% to 11.3%. Meanwhile, banks have offered interest rates for savings of only 4%-8.9%. … [Read more...] about Corporate bond rates far higher than deposit rates

People apply for loans from Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies in Ninh Phước District in central province of Ninh Thuận. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Thử Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Over 30 million underprivileged households in Việt Nam received loans from the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) last month, the bank’s latest report showed. The bank was established 15 years ago in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Decision No 131/2002/QĐ-TTg. It was aimed at expanding client groups from just the poor and disadvantaged students, to people needing money for job training, to work overseas or business households in remote areas. The VBSP, with a network of almost 11,000 offices in communes across the country, was assigned to offer loans to people in underprivileged areas. By the end of last month, VBSP gave loans worth VNĐ167.047 trillion (US$7.35 billion) , 23 times higher than that given when the bank first began operations in 2002. The … [Read more...] about Over 30 million underprivileged families get preferential loans