Vietnam’s central bank on Friday cut the compulsory reserves level for banks with large agriculture lending to one-fifth the regular rate from February through July.

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Vietnam cuts reserve levels to lift agriculture loans

Vietnam’s inflation slowed for a fifth month in January, giving the central bank more room to cut interest rates as a deteriorating global economy dims the outlook for exports.

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Vietnam inflation slows to 17.27 pct, supporting case for rate cuts

Mired in liquidity problems, banks in Vietnam are, once again, breaking the central bank’s limit of 14 percent on deposit interest rates, offering to pay as much as 21 percent to depositors.

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Liquidity crunch forces banks to violate deposit cap

Vietnam’s bad debt and credit risk are rising, central bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh said as he outlined the challenges faced by the country this year.

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Vietnam’s central bank has imposed the maximum penalty of VND500 million (US$23,775) on a Hanoi-based company that manages the Sofitel Metropole Hotel for illegally listing prices in US dollars.

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Metropole hotel fined for US dollar price listings

Vietnam’s five-year bonds gained the most since August after the central bank added cash to the financial system, increasing the amount of funds available for lenders to invest in debt. The dong was little changed.

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Vietnam bonds climb most since August as central bank adds funds

Several economists have advised the central bank against lowering the 14 percent dong deposit rate cap, saying inflation was still too high.

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Three Vietnamese banks plan to merge to bolster their liquidity and cut costs as a single entity, the country’s central bank said.

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Three Vietnam banks to merge to boost liquidity, cut costs

Vietnam’s central bank said Thursday it will avoid chaos and collapse when restructuring the banking system, noting that it is keeping an eye on weak lenders.

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Vietnam central bank pledges no chaos for system

Vietnam’s central bank said it will consider lowering the dong deposit rate cap in December, admitting that the cap has created an advantage for large banks over smaller lenders.

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Vietnam central bank says to review deposit rate cap