Interbank liquidity pressure has eased as deposit growth (8.77% YTD) outpaced credit growth (8.38%), but deposit rates remain elevated, with 6-12 month rates around 7.8%/year and some banks offering up to 9.7-10%/year for large long-term deposits.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngExperts remain divided on whether the Fed will raise interest rates next week, though August CPI and PPI data showing renewed inflation have increased market expectations for a 25 basis point hike.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngThe Government issued Decree 351 restructuring the Ministry of Industry and Trade, reducing its organizational units to 21 and reorganizing departments covering energy, minerals, science and technology, and trade.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưAgribank launched a 2026 preferential credit program for manufacturing and processing enterprises, offering interest rate reductions of 0.5-1.0% per year across four customer segments with total disbursement of hundreds of trillions of VND.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngUS August CPI rose 3.4% year-on-year, keeping inflation elevated and raising expectations that the Fed will hike rates at next week's meeting, with market-implied odds at 91%.
VnExpress - Kinh doanhHoREA submitted comprehensive comments on the draft amended Housing Law, proposing a legal framework for 'affordable commercial housing', preferential credit, and management policies for long-term rental housing to cool down home prices.
CafeF - Bất động sảnVietnam's public investment disbursement reached over 513,300 billion VND by early September, equal to 50.2% of the annual plan assigned by the Prime Minister, with 24 ministries and 17 localities lagging behind the national average.
VnExpress - Kinh doanhHo Chi Minh City approved a plan to develop concentrated digital technology parks on 750-1,000 hectares of land during 2026-2030, requiring about US$400 million in state capital and US$3.6-4 billion in private investment.
CafeF - Bất động sảnHo Chi Minh City is pushing to complete investment procedures for the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh metro line under an urgent case, with a proposal expected in September 2026. The 47 km line, proposed by Dai Quang Minh Real Estate Investment JSC, is planned for 2026-2030.
CafeF - Bất động sảnInvestors increasingly expect Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to raise interest rates at the September 16 policy meeting after the latest inflation data failed to ease concerns that price pressures will soon cool.
Vietstock - Cổ phiếuAt a Hanoi conference on financial and banking resource mobilization for 2026-2030, SBV Governor Pham Duc An stated that bank credit cannot and should not be the sole funding source for all development needs, calling for a balanced mix of equity, bank credit, public investment, PPP, capital markets and ODA. He noted system-wide credit outstanding reached about 20.5 quadrillion VND as of August 28, 2026, up 10.24% from end-2025.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngHanoi's banking system accounts for over 37% of national capital mobilization and about 31% of total outstanding loans, with credit in the city rising 13.05% in the first eight months, higher than the system-wide average. The State Bank governor urged Hanoi authorities to remove bottlenecks in planning, investment procedures, land, and site clearance to accelerate credit disbursement.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngVietnam's National Competition Commission is reviewing Grab's fare, fee, and commission policies after drivers threatened a strike over low pay and high deductions. The regulator has requested documents from Grab and other ride-hailing platforms to assess potential competition law violations.
VnExpress International - BusinessThe government has proposed amendments to the Housing Law allowing owners of old apartment buildings to choose social housing or land-use rights of equivalent value as compensation, aiming to resolve bottlenecks in urban redevelopment.
CafeF - Bất động sảnThe State Bank of Vietnam is drafting a new circular to replace Circular 01/2014, giving credit institutions more flexibility in cash storage, counting deadlines, and sealing procedures. The changes are expected to reduce administrative burdens for banks, especially people's credit funds and microfinance institutions.
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Last updated: 2026-10-30T20:53:40Z.