Financing by debt

Moreover, the Can Tho City branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has not received any applications so far, as enterprises fail to meet lending requirements. Borrowers are required to have 20% to 30% of staff participating in compulsory social insurance, but they cannot afford the insurance for a long time, said Huynh Van Thuan, director of the branch. SGT … [Read more...] about VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers

Vietnam to allow EU credit institutions to hold 49% shares at two banks Vietnam is committed to allowing credit institutions of the European Union (EU) to hold up to 49% shares at two joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam when the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect.   … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s credit institutions must speed up restructuring to meet deadline

Regarding the credit structure, Nguyen Quoc Hung, director of the SBV’s Credit Department, said credit for agricultural production expanded 0.3% compared to end-2019; followed by that for exports (4.94%  versus 10% in the first six-month period of 2019); technology sector(2.92%); supporting industries (2.27%); and small and medium enterprises (-0.7%). … [Read more...] about Vietnam credit growth slows to 2.13% in 6-month period