(SGI) - Soon after the article "Decoding the "Enigma" of Banks” was published, Saigon Investment received many comments that now require an appropriate response.
(SGI) - The volatile crisis across banks in the US continues unpredictably with the recently declared bankruptcy by the First Republic Bank. This marks the third bank to fail in the last few months.
(SGI) - At a time when most businesses are facing serious losses, with some even in dire situations and having to sell off much of their assets, banks continue to announce profits of thousands of billion dongs.
(SGI) - Even as the biggest real estate businesses struggle with debts and bankruptcy, banks continue to stay afloat and tackle the bad debts situation over a period of time. This ability of banks helps in bank stocks not falling too low, despite overdue payments.
(SGI) - Banks in Vietnam are now very keen to tie up with financially strong foreign partners to increase their capital, especially in the current situation where capital flow is limited to small deposits and people in general are holding on to their savings.
(SGI) - When the general public at large begins to distrust the policies of life insurance, then it is the banks that life insurance companies turn to so as to regain their market base. Banks then compel their customers on some pretext or monetary scheme to buy life insurance.
(SGI) - On the afternoon of 14 March, many investors were left startled when the State Bank of Vietnam decided to reduce the operating interest rate and the short-term lending interest rate of credit institutions for a number of economic sectors from 5.5 per cent per year to 5.0 per cent per year. The immediate effect led to the stock market exploding by 2.1 percentage points in the session on 15 March.
(SGI) - The State Bank of Vietnam had conducted unexpected inspections in 2022 of eleven credit institutions and issued a number of sanctions against them for administrative violations with banks.
(SGI) - Global recession has no doubt had an impact in the economy which is continuing to tackle many challenges. However, other difficulties that are plaguing several businesses, especially real estate businesses, is the situation in the corporate bonds market.
(SGI) - Since the beginning of March 2023, commercial banks have reduced deposit interest rates which has been contrary to forecasts made by many domestic and foreign investment organizations who believed that the interest rates may increase when the Federal Reserve (FED) raises the interest rate yet again.
(SGI) - When some representatives of real estate enterprises began to complain of difficulties that they were facing in receiving capital, the head of the State Bank of Vietnam categorically stated that the State Bank of Vietnam has not yet issued a statement on the tightening of credit for real estate businesses, as lending solely depends on appraisal by credit institutions for businesses that can still ensure safe operations.
(SGI) - As per Decree 31/2022/ND-CP of the Government and Circular 03/2022/TT-NHNN of the State Bank of Vietnam, the VND 40,000 bln interest rate support package from the state budget is expected to help businesses access cheap capital to recover in the post-pandemic phase.
(SGI) - International capital has flowed into many Vietnamese banks in 2022, which is a good sign indicating the capacity of domestic joint stock commercial banks.
(SGI) - Economic instability across the entire globe is bound to affect Vietnam as well. Although economic data for Vietnam shows that difficulties have been overcome, but the fact remains that scores of businesses are still struggling.