22-08-2011 18:00
Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Vietnam’s local currency long term rating.
30-05-2011 07:16
High lending rates might be discouraging enterprises from borrowing, but improved liquidity has seen banks jumping on board the government bond band wagon.
16-05-2011 07:00
Credit expansion has slowed dramatically on the back of high market interest rates and the trend may persist for the rest of the year.
09-05-2011 08:00
Greater administrative measures are waiting in the wings to pull the forex market back into the safety zone.
02-05-2011 13:20
However, the more bond issuers lift their offered yields, the more successful the auctions will be
25-04-2011 08:50
Following tough State Bank measures, the forex market has further stabilised.
18-04-2011 08:01
Despite the unofficial forex market stabilising on the back of improved dollar supply, the authority is still moving to further rein in this market.
11-04-2011 08:00
The credit growth target set under 20 per cent for this year seems to be well within reach as the monetary tightening process continues to nail interest rates at a high level.
28-03-2011 10:12
Local banks have yet to regain their appetite for government bonds.
21-03-2011 09:30
Following quasi-administrative measures, the stubborn forex market is to get a short, sharp shift.
14-03-2011 10:00
Ha Trung street in Hanoi, coined gold and dollar street by local residents, where ordinary people normally came to trade gold and foreign currencies, suddenly became quiet last week.
21-12-2010 09:05
As foreign creditors wait to see how Vinashin will manage to return the first $60 million of its $600 million, credit rating agencies have expressed concerns over the banking market.
27-09-2010 06:10
Despite the recent local currency depreciation, forex reserves are again triggering exchange rate stabilisation concerns.
30-08-2010 15:50
The State Bank has finally made it move to depreciate the local currency, a pre-emptive measure rather than addressing specific matters.
26-07-2010 18:08
Market interest rates are in line for a period of stability. According to Tran Du Lich, a member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council, Vietnam’s expected consumer price (CPI) index for 2010 would rise around 8 per cent against December, 2009.