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Deposit interest rates at four major banks hit one-year low

The latest deposit interest rates at the four major banks have simultaneously decreased to the lowest level in one year.
Deposit interest rates at four major banks hit one-year low ảnh 1Transactions at Vietinbank (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The latest deposit interest rates atthe four major banks have simultaneously decreased to the lowest level in one year.

At the Joint Stock Commercial Bank forInvestment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), the Joint Stock Commercial Bankfor Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), the Joint Stock Commercial Bank forIndustry and Trade of Vietnam (VietinBank), and the Vietnam Bank for Agricultureand Rural Development (Agribank), called Big 4, the rates for one- and two-monthterms have dropped from 3.4% per annum to 3.3% per annum.

The highest interest rate at these four banks remains at6.3% per annum for deposits with a term of 12 months.

Following this adjustment, the short-term interest rates forone to three-month terms at Big 4 have returned to the samelevel as a year ago, while the rates for long-term deposits are about 1%higher.

Deposit interest rates at four major banks hit one-year low ảnh 2Transactions at Vietcombank (Source: VNA)
Previously, many banks that used to offer high depositinterest rates, such as Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB), Bac A Bank, BAOVIET Bank, VietBank, and Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB), constantly adjusted down their deposit interest rates.

Currently, no bank is offering an interest rate of 8% perannum, with the common rate for 12-month term at commercial banks rangingfrom 7% to 7.5%. According to the forecast of VNDirect Securities,the average rate for the term may drop to 6.5-6.8% per annum by the end of 2023and go even lower in 2024.

The trend of decreasing interest rates has been continuouslyobserved since the end of the first quarter.

According to the State Bank of Vietnam's data, by the end of May 2023, people's deposits reached more than 6.34 quadrillion VND (268 billion USD), up 8.21% compared to the end of last year.
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