Lending rates continue to fall: central bank

Bank deposit interest rates have remained relatively stable since the start of the year, while lending rates continue to fall, according to a statement by the State Bank of Viet Nam on July 22.

The headquarters of the State Bank of Viet Nam.
The headquarters of the State Bank of Viet Nam.

Specifically, Bac A Bank cut interest rates by 0.1 percentage points on all deposit types and terms, while VIB also lowered its interest rates by the same margin on deposits between 1 billion VND and 5 billion VND, for a 30-month term.

Bao Viet Bank cut its deposit interest rates by between 0.15 and 0.2 percentage points for terms of 6-13 months.

Previously, several banks lowered their deposit rates, with LPBank reducing interest rates on deposits with terms of 18-60 months by 0.2 percentage points, and the National Citizen Bank cutting deposit rates by 0.1 percentage points.

Lending rates have been showing a downward trend since the beginning of 2025. Current lending rates average 6.23%, down 0.7 percentage points from the end of 2024.

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