22-01-2018 16:00
The State Securities Commission (SSC) has issued a draft regulation requiring the initial margin ratio contracted by securities companies for margin lending to be at least 60 per cent, which is expected to take effect in early February.
28-09-2017 13:00
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Lending by eurozone bank to households and companies grew faster in August than the previous month, figures from the European Central Bank showed on Wednesday (Sep 27).
24-10-2017 10:00
Credit growth of the entire banking system in the last 10 days of September rose 1.14 per cent, pushing the total increase in the first nine months of this year to 12.16 per cent, the latest report from the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) showed.
16-03-2011 17:52
Banks are urged to slash lending to non-production areas to help the government curb inflation.
07-08-2017 12:18
In terms of international finance, three seems to be a relatively small number. But the three super banks from Singapore are presently handling the lion’s share of business and investment activity in Vietnam coming from the Lion City.
12-07-2017 07:30
Consumer lending in Vietnam has prospered in recent years thanks, in large part, to the lending expertise of foreign firms, which has helped to propel the sector closer to its full potential.
15-03-2017 11:17
Credit growth in the first two months of 2017 rose 1.23 per cent year-on-year, but credit institutions remain cautious over business targets while focusing on lending quality.
01-12-2016 10:08
Lending of the banking sector as of November 22 had expanded by around 14 per cent against December last year, with đồng loans rising 15.3 per cent and foreign currency loans increasing 2.8 per cent, State Bank of Việt Nam Deputy Governor Đào Minh Tú reported.
20-05-2016 09:39
Although amendments to Circular 36 are needed, they should be implemented gradually to avoid policy risks and difficulties to commercial banks, online news portal Bizlive quoted bank officials as saying.
11-04-2016 14:41
Accelerating capital disbursement is vital to scoring higher economic growth. Increased investment, however, could drive up budget overspending and public debt as well as ring the bell for a possible return of inflation in the wake of less effective investment. Tran Hoang Ngan, a member of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, highlights the need to apply a lending interest rate payment on official development assistance capital to bolster usage efficiency.
02-03-2016 10:28
Property experts are warning that the draft amended Circular 36 of the State Bank of Vietnam on credit tightening could have a detrimental effect on the real estate sector, which is still undergoing a process of recovery.
24-09-2015 10:23
The State Bank of Viet Nam has released a draft circular regulating consumer credit activities of financial companies to better manage lending as well as benefit domestic consumers.
03-07-2014 16:43
Industry experts are weighing whether a jump in dollar lending is a cause for concern.
17-02-2014 14:15
While deposit rates remain fixed, the bank lending rate could fall further due to the banking capital surplus.
05-10-2013 11:10
Lending to the agriculture sector has increased despite economic troubles, however, banks are taking different approaches to capital distribution and some smaller joint stock banks are proving cautious.