The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has allowed some lenders to raise their credit growth ceiling this year in a move to boost economic growth, according to Thoi bao Ngan hang (Banking Times).
The lending ceiling of Vietcombank and VietinBank has been raised to 16 percent, while the figure for SeaBank and TPBank is 35 percent.
The ceiling of Techcombank and LienVietPostBank was lifted to 30 percent. The new credit ceilings of VPBank, Nam A Bank, SHB and VIB are 18 percent, 25 percent, 15 percent and 20 percent, respectively. The figure for BaoVietBank is 36 percent.
The central bank also adjusted the lending ceilings at the branches of some foreign banks. The ceiling for Standard Chartered Vietnam is now 30 percent, while for Korea Exchange Bank's Hanoi branch it is 35 percent. The ceiling for Taipei Fubon's Binh Duong branch is 24 percent.
Earlier this year, the central bank set lower credit growth ceilings for the banks mentioned.
The central bank had also fixed the maximum limit for outstanding loans for some banks this year. The limit for Kookmin's HCM City was 1.95 trillion VND (89.86 million USD), and for Woori's HCM City branch it was 3.99 trillion VND (183.87 million USD).
The figure for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Hanoi branch was 4.485 trillion VND (206.68 million USD), and for PNP Paribas's HCM City branch it was 5 trillion VND (230.41 million USD), while for Citibank, NA's HCM City branch it was set at 2.79 trillion VND (128.57 million USD).
The central bank has also directed lenders to draw up credit-risk management measures and pledge to implement them to better control bad debts. The measures must be submitted to the bank before July 31.
The lenders are also required to ensure that the credit system is focused on production and trading, especially in agriculture and rural industries, exports and supporting industries, small-and medium-sized firms, and high-tech firms. In addition, the lenders have to closely supervise lending to risky sectors, such as real estate and those that take a long time for capital retrieval.
This is the fourth year that the central bank has fixed a credit growth ceiling for each bank.
As the country's credit growth rose nearly 6 percent in the first half of the year against December last year, SBV Governor Nguyen Van Binh said the bank could lift the credit growth target this year from 13-15 percent, which was set earlier this year at 17 percent to boost economic growth.-VNA
The lending ceiling of Vietcombank and VietinBank has been raised to 16 percent, while the figure for SeaBank and TPBank is 35 percent.
The ceiling of Techcombank and LienVietPostBank was lifted to 30 percent. The new credit ceilings of VPBank, Nam A Bank, SHB and VIB are 18 percent, 25 percent, 15 percent and 20 percent, respectively. The figure for BaoVietBank is 36 percent.
The central bank also adjusted the lending ceilings at the branches of some foreign banks. The ceiling for Standard Chartered Vietnam is now 30 percent, while for Korea Exchange Bank's Hanoi branch it is 35 percent. The ceiling for Taipei Fubon's Binh Duong branch is 24 percent.
Earlier this year, the central bank set lower credit growth ceilings for the banks mentioned.
The central bank had also fixed the maximum limit for outstanding loans for some banks this year. The limit for Kookmin's HCM City was 1.95 trillion VND (89.86 million USD), and for Woori's HCM City branch it was 3.99 trillion VND (183.87 million USD).
The figure for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Hanoi branch was 4.485 trillion VND (206.68 million USD), and for PNP Paribas's HCM City branch it was 5 trillion VND (230.41 million USD), while for Citibank, NA's HCM City branch it was set at 2.79 trillion VND (128.57 million USD).
The central bank has also directed lenders to draw up credit-risk management measures and pledge to implement them to better control bad debts. The measures must be submitted to the bank before July 31.
The lenders are also required to ensure that the credit system is focused on production and trading, especially in agriculture and rural industries, exports and supporting industries, small-and medium-sized firms, and high-tech firms. In addition, the lenders have to closely supervise lending to risky sectors, such as real estate and those that take a long time for capital retrieval.
This is the fourth year that the central bank has fixed a credit growth ceiling for each bank.
As the country's credit growth rose nearly 6 percent in the first half of the year against December last year, SBV Governor Nguyen Van Binh said the bank could lift the credit growth target this year from 13-15 percent, which was set earlier this year at 17 percent to boost economic growth.-VNA
