Vietnam will adjust policy interest rates to “more suitable” levels after the first quarter and weaken the dong as much as 3 percent this year, central bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh said.

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Vietnam to adjust interest rates, weaken currency, chief banker says

Vietnam’s dong had its biggest yearly decline since 2008 and bond yields surged as policy makers confront the fastest inflation rate in Asia.

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Vietnam dong has biggest annual loss since 2008 on inflation

A recovery in the housing and stock markets will help stimulate the economy next year, several experts say, calling for an easing of monetary policy.

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Vietnam property, stock market revival needed now: experts

Policymakers and experts from Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines met in Hanoi on Friday for a seminar on monetary policy coordination amid the challenging times facing the global economy.

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Experts gather in Vietnam to discuss monetary policy

Vietnam’s government bonds fell Friday after policy makers raised their lending rate to banks for the first time since May.

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Vietnam’s bonds drop after central bank raises refinancing rate

The government has found that the root causes of inflation actually lie in its monetary policy, an official said.

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Monetary policy main cause of inflation: gov’t

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