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Category: Policy
State Bank of Vietnam denies change of exchange rate policy
With Forex reserves being spent hand over fist trying to keep the dong from devaluing, there has been speculation that greater intervention may be needed, specifically an interest rate hike. On Thursday Bloomberg reported that Malayan Banking Berhad was expecting an interest rate hike possibly as early as this week…
Economist warns lowering interest rates no ‘magic wand’ for Vietnam
“Monetary policy is not a magic wand and excessive money supply does not necessarily promote growth,” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Huan from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has said in an op-ed for The Investor. This warning comes on the back of a supply-side push to
Government probe launched into Vietnam’s central bank re: credit growth
Over the weekend it was announced that there would be a government probe into the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) handling of the country’s credit growth, Tuoi Tre is reporting. This was in response to complaints that credit was not growing fast enough. The target is 14 percent, however, as
State Bank of Vietnam puts hold on t-bill issues
Yesterday, for the first time in nearly two months the State Bank of Vietnam issued no new treasury bills, VN Express is reporting. The publication does not speculate as to why that might be. That said, the US dollar experienced a sharp drop earlier this week against the Vietnamese dong
🇻🇳 Central bank governor says credit growth cap to stay
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) governor, Hong Thi Nguyen, has said that the 14 percent limit on bank lending each year will not be removed, Reuters is reporting. She said that removing the limit could result in excessive lending. Some context: Last year, Vietnam’s credit growth limit was reached in
‘Highly possible’ SBV will sell dollars under futures contracts: state media 🇻🇳
A stronger US dollar and already very loose monetary policy in Vietnam is leaving the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) with few options left to manage the local currency and it may need to sell dollars under futures contracts, VietnamNet has said. Of note: The dong is on a floating
Interbank interest rates drop as T-bills continue to expire, not replaced
Inter-bank interest rates have started to decrease after reaching a three-month high last week, Vietnam Biz is reporting. Last Thursday they hit 1.89 percent, down from 2.22 percent the Monday before. Why it matters: Inter-bank interest rates were one measure that was being used to assess the success of the
Vietnam interbank interest rates hit four-month high of 2.22 percent
The overnight interbank interest rate in Vietnam hit 2.22 percent on Monday (three days ago), the highest it has been in four months, Doanh Nhan Vietnam reported today. The publication is saying that this signals that the excess liquidity problem may have improved and suggests this is a result of
NA delegates push to deregulate Vietnam’s gold market as prices soar
The State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) monopoly over the import and export of gold bars has come under scrutiny at the National Assembly as the gap between domestic and world gold prices has widened, VN Express is reporting. Domestic gold prices of late have typically been US$500 to US$600 higher
Vietnam’s bad debt ratio almost doubled from January to July
Vietnam’s bad debt ratio has gone from 2 percent in January to 3.56 percent by the end of July, according to the State Bank of Vietnam and reported by Vietnam Plus. Vietnam’s economy has been struggling since the end of last year when limits on how much credit banks were
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