Day: September 8, 2023

Vietcombank and BIDV are among the first banks in Vietnam to allow customers to borrow in order to pay loans at other banks, The Investor is reporting. Regulations that restricted taking out loans to pay off other loans were rolled back earlier this month. Why it matters: By giving customers

Vietnam’s credit growth has reached just 5.33 percent as of the end of August, The Investor is reporting. This is slightly up from July’s 4.56 percent but substantially far away from the 14 percent target for the year.  Consider this: The article notes that businesses are reluctant to borrow and