Exchange rates to follow market rules
09:05 | 25/02/2013
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Binh has said exchange rates in 2013 will be adjusted in accordance with market practices.
Banks look to cash in on higher credit growth
14:23 | 23/01/2013
Commercial banks are trying to increase credit growth this year as the State Bank has given them a target of 12 per cent.
Thinking out of the square
16:00 | 15/01/2013
The State Bank has confirmed the ceiling deposit rate scheme will continue to be applied in 2013. Senior economic expert Bui Kien Thanh looks at ...
15:57 | 08/01/2013
Positive monetary policies last year are expected to help cut interest rates in 2013.
SBV takes aim at macro stability
10:43 | 03/01/2013
With 2013 knocking on the door, in an interview with VIR, State Bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh expressed the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) determination ...
Interest rates adjusted down
10:04 | 25/12/2012
The State Bank late last week cut down its base and benchmark interest rates, allowing commercial banks to further slash lending rates this week.
Clear heads need to prevail in banking crisis
11:20 | 12/12/2012
Thailand’s banking system has rebounded strongly from the country’s 1997 financial crisis. On the sidelines of the recent East Asia Conference for Financial Stability in ...
Interest rates set to be fired up
10:10 | 03/12/2012
The government is hinting that it would try to lower lending interest rates to boost economic growth. This comes as the consumer price index stabilises to ...
Deposit rate cap poised for another cut
09:52 | 31/07/2012
Governor Nguyen Van Binh of the State Bank of Vietnam signaled the ceiling deposit rate could be reduced by another percentage point this year if ...
Local banks resume gold mobilising
15:57 | 26/07/2012
Many credit institutions have resumed mobilising gold with an annual interest rate of around 1 per cent from nearly 0 per cent since July 24.
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