Some banks have hiked deposit interest rates to 10-10.35% amid low liquidity in the system. NCB is paying the highest interest rate of 10.35% for 12-month deposits of VND1 billion (US$40,300) downwards made online. For six-month deposits, it is offering 10%.…
The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen and reached its historic high against Vietnamese currency Saturday. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on Saturday morning set the reference rate for the Vietnamese dong at VND23,283, the same as Friday and VND50 higher…
Sixteen commercial banks have agreed to reduce interests on existing loans of Covid-hit businesses from now until the end of the year. The banks include Vietcombank, Vietinbank, BIDV, Agribank, Techcombank, MB, VPBank, TPBank and Sacombank. Lowering interests…