Despite actively promoting credit growth, banks must still ensure credit quality in the context of asset quality risks and the rising trend of non-performing loans.
The average 12-month deposit rates of large commercial banks could fluctuate within the range of 5.5% – 6% by the end of 2025.
Positive credit growth in Q1/2025 is a stark contrast to the capital absorption picture of the first quarter in recent years.
The tilt towards easier policy remains very much in place across central banks outside the US. The outlook for Fed policy is more opaque but it does appear that...
The imposition of US tariffs poses enormous challenges for central banks, not least the Fed. Many analysts believe that the Fed will keep its powder dry but other...
The direction is under the newly-issued Prime Minister's Directive 09/CT-TTg on the tasks and solutions of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to contribute to the...
The automatic profit-making products help commercial banks retain customers in the context of increasingly widespread cashless payments and the increasing number of...
Should central banks set policy in a different way if they are more uncertain about the economic outlook?
This strategic move aims to reinforce financial capacity, while complying with international safety standards, said economists and industry experts.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has set a credit growth target of 16% for the banking system in 2025. However, under favorable conditions, this figure could rise to...
In response to directions of the Government and the Prime Minister on solutions to stabilize deposit interest rates, a key driver of lending rates, the State Bank of...
While commercial banks’ primary profits still come from loan interest income, the trend in income structure is shifting towards revenue diversification.
The State Bank of Vietnam yesterday issued Official Dispatch No. 1595/NHNN-TD, prioritizing loans to rice farmers and exporters, particularly in the Mekong Delta, to...
The Vietnam banking sector must implement solutions to reduce lending interest rates, creating conditions for individuals and businesses to access loans at...
While the Vietnam banking sector may continue to confront NIM and asset quality issues in 2025, its overall operating environment is projected to improve.
The FED seems set to stay on hold for the foreseeable future but most other G10 central banks should continue to ease.
While several commercial banks project profit increases of 20-33%, others, particularly state-owned, are taking a more cautious approach amidst unpredictable global...
MBS expects the average 12-month deposit rates of large commercial banks to fluctuate around the range of 5% - 5.2% in 2025.
The State Bank of Vietnam has proactively allocated credit room to banks, empowering them to accelerate lending activities to achieve the projected 8-percent GDP growth...
Banks are enjoying high profits, yet the interest rates they charge on loans remain high.
Recent financial disclosures from over 900 listed enterprises reveal a 20.9% year-on-year growth in profits after tax for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024.
Commercial banks have stimulated credit demand right from the start of the year to support economic growth.
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