"Patient 170" (L), a 27-year-old man, receives a health certificate from a doctor of the Kim Son District General Hospital in Ninh Binh Province after recovering from Covid-19, May 4, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Kim Son District General Hospital. … [Read more...] about Two Covid-19 patients recover, active tally down to 52
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Credit grows slowly, but banks still make profits
The latest update released at the 2020 shareholders’ meeting showed the bank’s outstanding loans had reached VND291.4 trillion as of May 31, an increase of 9.88 percent compared with the beginning of the year. The central bank explained that because of Covid-19, demand is weak and people have tightened their purse strings. … [Read more...] about Credit grows slowly, but banks still make profits
Northern Ninh Binh province seeks its own airport
According to a newspaper outlet of the ministry, the proposed location is Kim Son or Yen Khanh District, which are less than 35 kilometers away from the Tam Coc cave system, a tourist hotspot. … [Read more...] about Northern Ninh Binh province seeks its own airport
Vietnam’s credit institutions must speed up restructuring to meet deadline
The SBV’s statistics showed that by June 2020, the bad debt ratio of the CI system was below 2 percent so the ratio of the whole year may reach the target of below 3 percent set in Decision 1058. From 2012 to the end of March 2020, the entire CI system handled more than 1,000 trillion VND (43.48 billion USD) of bad debts. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s credit institutions must speed up restructuring to meet deadline
Vietnam credit growth slows to 2.13% in 6-month period
On May 7, the SBV issued guidance for Vietnam Bank of Social Policies to provide loans at 0% interest rates with worth a total of VND16 trillion (US$686.42 million) for customers directly affected by the pandemic and businesses in paying salaries and wages for furloughed staffs. … [Read more...] about Vietnam credit growth slows to 2.13% in 6-month period