Credit growth at credit institutions in HCM City in November was among the highest in the year. (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Duc Lenh, Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam(SBV)’s HCM City Branch, said the growth was among the highest in the year, andconsolidated a rising trend.
He attributed the increase to three key factors -- seasonaldemand, impact and effectiveness of the credit and monetary policies and actionprogrammes by the banking industry.
Demand for capital is usually high during year-end as enterprisesneed money for production and distribution of goods for the peak shoppingseason and the public for purchasing, according to Lenh.
Lending to businesses participating in the city’s market [price]stabilisation programme alone was worth 13 trillion VND (537.59 million USD),and it was given to 24 companies at preferential interest rates of 4-6%,greatly contributing to reducing costs for businesses and thus prevent pricesof essential goods from spiking.
The SBV’s monetary, credit and interest rate policies continued tobe effective, and the current low interest rate regime had encouraged borrowingfor production, market expansion and consumption, he said.
The central bank’s allocation of credit limits appropriately andrationally also had a positive impact on credit growth, enabling banks toexploit the year-end season well, he said.
Action programmes by the banking industry to support enterprises,including one to connect themselves, also promoted credit growth, he said.
He said 32 meetings were organised in the city this year to linkbanks and businesses, enabling 162,000 companies, business households andco-operatives to obtain preferential loans and restructure their debts.
Notably, the disbursed amount was 120% of the credit packageslenders had registered at the beginning of the year, he said.
"If the year-end and the Lunar New Year are seasonal andshort-term factors, factors related to monetary policies and implementation ofsolutions and action programmes are the fundamental and long-term bases thatwould promote credit and economic growth in 2024," he said./.
VNA
