The ceiling interest rate on non-term deposits and deposits of less than one month have been lowered from 1.0% to 0.8% per year while the cap on deposits with terms of one to less than six months has dropped 0.5 percentage point to 5.0%.

In the meantime, the maximum interest rates on deposits of six months or longer will be set by credit institutions themselves depending on supply and demand.

The headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam

The central bank’s decision dated November 18 also slashes rates on loans to a number of priority sectors.

Specifically, interest rates on short-term loans to agriculture, supporting industries, small and medium-sized enterprises and high-tech firms will be cut from 6.5% to 6.0%.

The borrowing costs at microfinance organisations will also be capped at 7% per year, down from the previous rate of 7.5%.

On the same day, several local banks also announced cuts to their interest rates, with Vietcombank lowering its rates on current Vietnamese dong loans by 0.5 percentage point in the final two months of 2019.

The lender also slashed short-term lending rates to priority sectors to 5% and cut rates on other loans by 0.5 percentage points in order to help its corporate customers boost their business activity.

MSB also announced a decision to lower rates on short-term loans to enterprises and household businesses by 2 percentage points and slash rates on agricultural loans by 3.6 percentage points.

Hanoi’s leader promises to facilitate Korean investment projects

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said the capital city is ready to create favourable conditions for projects by businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Tan Yen accelerates investment promotion in locality

(BGO)- In line with economic development in 2019, Tan Yen district (Bac Giang province) sees dramatic development of enterprises in both quantity and quality. 

Vietnam promotes trade exchange and investment at SIPA 2019

Vietnamese Trade Counsellor to Algeria Hoang Duc Nhuan attended and promoted trade exchange and investment with Oran businesses in particular and Algerian firms as a whole at the eighth International Fair for Fisheries and Aquaculture (SIPA 2019), which opened in the Algerian city on November 6.

Source Nhan Dan online