interbank lending tension is serious ecb economist

Interbank lending tension is serious: ECB economist

The European Central Bank is taking signs of interbank lending market tension seriously but feels the situation is less dramatic than in 2008, chief economist Juergen Stark said in comments published on Friday.
profuse real estate lending on alert

Profuse real estate lending on alert

Loans related to real estate-backed collateral and build-operate-transfer projects are classified as among the riskiest and largest portion of banks’ portfolios, which might require restrictive approaches on quantitative quotas.
lending a tall order for banks

Lending a tall order for banks

Promoting lending is tough for banks facing high deposit rates.
proper rules for p2p lending in demand

Proper rules for P2P lending in demand

China’s elimination of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending model is raising concern about the shifting of these companies to Vietnam, which has yet to implement an appropriate legal framework for it.
new preferential lending rates assisting recovery

New preferential lending rates assisting recovery

Vietnamese and international banks are slashing lending rates to help cash-squeezed clients to weather the storm to lift the domestic economy out of its current difficulties.
bank lending expected to get out of coronavirus doldrums soon

Bank lending expected to get out of coronavirus doldrums soon

Experts have forecast bank credit growth in the second quarter to reach 3.5-4 percent, much higher than the rate in the first quarter.
lending interest rate to fall from july

Lending interest rate to fall from July

The State Bank of Vietnam has said big commercial banks have agreed to cut lending interest rates to 12 to 12.5 per cent per annum starting next month, newswire Vneconomy reported.
banks lending options set to be narrowed

Banks’ lending options set to be narrowed

Businesses could soon be forced to dig deeper to source bank loans.
banks scramble to raise lending rates

Banks scramble to raise lending rates

Local banks are scaling up personal loan lending rates to cover escalating operational costs.
central bank to ease lending rates

Central bank to ease lending rates

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) buying net US$4 billion in January may be the way to lower Vietnamese dong lending rates.
government moves to legalise p2p lending

Government moves to legalise P2P lending

The Government will soon issue a decision to allow a pilot implementation of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in the country before officially developing laws for the new form of business, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.
central bank warns of p2p lending

Central bank warns of P2P lending

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has warned local people and firms to consider carefully and be cautious before taking part in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending as there are many potential risks related to the service.
foreign currency lending extended into 2019

Foreign currency lending extended into 2019

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a circular to allow credit institutions and foreign bank branches to extend loans in foreign currencies to some borrowers in 2019, rather than cutting them off at the end of last year as planned.
property lending cooled to guard against inflation

Property lending cooled to guard against inflation

Access to property-oriented loans is being ring fenced as banks attempt to limit lending to non-productive sectors.
sbv urges property lending caution

SBV urges property lending caution

State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has asked credit institutions to limit their lending to the real estate and construction sectors to better control bad debts.