The government tightened monetary policy since the start of 2011, but eight months have now passed and some experts feel the policy has yet to pay off.

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Rethink strategies for inflation: experts

The dong’s chronic weakness has repelled foreign investors and hampered attempts by Vietnam’s policymakers to reverse the faltering fortunes of an economy that only five years ago was one of Asia’s most promising.

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Vietnam taps reserves but dong still likely to slide

Several banks have cut lending interest rates to 17 percent following a new policy that allows banks to lend more from their funds.

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Vietnam banks lower interest rates on improved liquidity

Following complaints that tightened credit has indiscriminately hurt the real estate sector, calls are being made for a policy stimulus for the stock market.

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Ease credit to save stock market, experts urge

The Vietnamese central bank’s head of monetary policy has been made chairman of the country’s biggest bank, state-owned Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), the official media reported.

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Vietnam central bank monetary policy official to lead Agribank

The residential property market in Ho Chi Minh City has been hit hard by the government’s tight monetary policy and buyer confidence is not likely to improve anytime soon, real estate companies say.

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Property market to remain sluggish: reports

Vietnam needs to have a more flexible monetary policy to prevent negative impacts on banks and enterprises during the second half of the year, experts said.

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Flexible monetary policy will help banks, businesses: experts

The Asian Development Bank sees a bit of room left for policy rate hikes in Vietnam, but expects monthly inflation to start to come down this month and double-digit annual inflation to begin to ease in August.

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ADB sees room for Vietnam rate hike as inflation set to slow

The State Bank of Vietnam has banned foreign bank branches from setting credit growth targets of higher than 20 percent, persisting with a tight monetary policy to fight inflation.

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Vietnam orders foreign lenders to curb credit growth

Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said developing Asia is behind Latin America in boosting consumption and urged policy makers to take steps to reduce precautionary household savings.

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Asia behind Latin America on boosting consumption, ADB says