Illustrative image (Photo: baodautu.vn)The State Bank of Vietnam said that as of January 31, deposit and loan interest rates had been cut down by 0.15% and 0.25% per year, respectively,compared to the end of 2023.
However, the central bank noted that creditgrowth in early 2024 was quite low compared to that in recent years. InJanuary, credit decreased by 0.6% against the end of 2023.
Leaders of Agribank, Vietcombank, andLPBank said that this is a normal phenomenon in the first months of the year as customer psychology and economic activities are not vibrant becausethis is the New Year holiday season.
They forecast that credit growth maygradually improve in the remaining quarters of this year as the economyrecovers.
To promote credit growth, ministries, sectors, and localities were recommended to roll out measures to stimulate domesticconsumption, issue more incentives to attract foreign investment, createan open and convenient legal corridor for businesses' operations, and support themin increasing their competitiveness and participating in the global valuechain./.
VNA
